F1 Fans Blown Away By Daniel Ricciardo's Racing During Mexico GP

The Honey Badger returns!

While the Mexico Grand Prix was an absolute snore fest of an F1 race, fans were blown away by Daniel Ricciardo's racing after he picked up a 10-second penalty. They've taken to social media to voice their love of the iconic Honey Badger who - unsurprisingly - received driver of the day.

While trying to overtake AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda, Ricciardo managed to hit him on the inside of the corner, forcing him off the track and eventually pushing him to a DNF finish. But this didn't stop the Aussie as he raced further, eventually finishing in P7 after starting in P11. This not only got him points, but made the resulting 10-second penalty entirely useless with him still ending the race in the same position with it applied.

The racing craft that suddenly hit the Aussie reminded fans of why he's one of the most popular drivers on the grid as he fought his way through the lineup, eventually making it past Esteban Ocon of Alpine. 

Twitter obviously went mad over this huge success. Here are some examples:

not a mega race, but we made the most of it and brought back double points. gg @danielricciardo pic.twitter.com/tbG9QYN362

— Lando Norris (@LandoNorris) October 30, 2022

#wtf1 #mexicogp
Daniel Ricciardo remembering how to race after losing his seat and 3 races in the season to go: pic.twitter.com/Su3fNb6XFX

— Prymus (@Prymus2K) October 30, 2022

“Welcome back daniel ricciardo, we’ve missed ya” #mexicogp pic.twitter.com/4XcCy4RH8N

— Adenine (@winterbearAds) October 30, 2022

Daniel ricciardo during the Mexico Grand Prix: pic.twitter.com/L0abrcJZch

— F1 Reaction Pictures (@FormulaReaction) October 30, 2022

Daniel Ricciardo getting a 10 second penalty: #WTF1 pic.twitter.com/gYMssApJqF

— Abi 🐧 (@abimeg_) October 30, 2022

YES THIS IS THE DANIEL RICCIARDO WE WANT TO SEE pic.twitter.com/p9JvU2SaOe

— WTF1 (@wtf1official) October 30, 2022

DANIEL RICCIARDO NATION RN pic.twitter.com/Jt1q9U7jWe

— ece ③ (@ricciardopics) October 30, 2022

Daniel Ricciardo trying to make this race interesting while passing Tsunoda #F1 #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/cvkH6DuvMa

— F1 Portrayed By Top Gear (@TopGearFormula1) October 30, 2022

Daniel Ricciardo, that last part of the race was proper sexy but next time could you do it without getting a penalty? Thanks hun x

— Katy Fairman (@katyfairman) October 30, 2022

daniel ricciardo walking into mclaren motorhome and knocking zaks doorpic.twitter.com/e8SmwOYsx3

— ece ③ (@ricciardopics) October 30, 2022

daniel gets a 10 second penalty and suddenly remembers his name is Daniel Joseph Ricciardo

— vee ☻ (@ROSS7JPG) October 30, 2022