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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – OCTOBER 01: Race winner Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing celebrates with third place finisher Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Red Bull Racing on the podium during the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang Circuit on October 1, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – OCTOBER 01: Race winner Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing celebrates with third place finisher Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Red Bull Racing on the podium during the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang Circuit on October 1, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
The F1 2022 game is out and fans are excited about racing on their favorite tracks with their favorite cars, and drivers. The drivers also got to have a bit of fun with the game. They took turns guessing their teammate’s ratings on the game. In doing so, Lando Norris let slip his emotions about Max Verstappen in the process.
The McLaren duo of Ricciardo and Norris, always being the jokesters, took this challenge to make fun of each other. The Brit poked fun at Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen’s bromance from their Red Bull days.
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Formula One F1 – Italian Grand Prix – Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy – September 12, 2021 McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren’s Lando Norris celebrate after finishing first and second in the race Pool via REUTERS/Lars Baron
He doodled Max’s initials on Ricciardo’s forehead, and said, “He prefers Max over me”. His teammate was quick to respond, “I was with Max longer as a partner… as a teammate”.
Norris shook his head adding, “We got more time to work around us.” Ricciardo concluded things by saying, “Maybe there is time to earn LN on my forehead”.
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Will these two form a similar bond? Who knows? However, at the moment, both the drivers will be focused on the season at hand. They will be looking forward to securing a good haul of points at the British GP, which is up next.
Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo’s bromance back in their Red Bull days
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Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo have had one of the most adored F1 friendships in recent times. They spent 3 seasons together at Red Bull and enjoyed excellent rapport, for the most part. Ricciardo has previously also commented on how strong their bond was.
Speaking to Formula 1 magazine back in 2018, he said, “Max and I do a lot outside the job together, and I couldn’t get along as well with anyone else.” He added “Red Bull organizes a lot of silly things for us to do, where we have a lot of fun. And why not?”
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Their bromance carried on even after Ricciardo left Red Bull. They could often be seen crashing each other’s interviews and joking around the paddock. Their bromance had attracted such a following that the fans named the duo “Maxiel”. Even after all these years, their friendship remains strong.
