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F1 World Celebrates Daniel Ricciardo Return As He Arrives At Hungary GP

The F1 community is ready to welcome Daniel Ricciardo back to the grid.

Lydia Mee

F1 World Celebrates Daniel Ricciardo Return As He Arrives At Hungary GP
F1 World Celebrates Daniel Ricciardo Return As He Arrives At Hungary GP /

The F1 World has celebrated the return of Daniel Ricciardo to the track ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. 

The Australian driver is making a return to a full-time F1 seat this weekend in Budapest after replacing Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri. De Vries, unfortunately, lost his seat with the Italian team after just ten races of his rookie season and it was confirmed that Ricciardo would replace him with immediate effect. 

McLaren parted ways with Ricciardo at the end of 2022 mid-contract and the eight-time grand prix winner failed to secure another suitable full-time seat so he signed with Red Bull as their third driver for 2023 - move which seems to have paid off for him. 

Fans have been extremely excited to see the return of Ricciardo and as photos have been shared to social media of the Australian driver at the track, fans are sharing messages of support. 

Here is a round-up of what fans are saying about the return of the fan-favourite driver.

"Mad excitement. Cannot wait"

"One thing! He's always smiling or laughing"

"F1 is always better when the honey badger is about!"

"Daniel Ric is hilarious and seems to be a genuinely good dude. Glad he's back in a seat."

However, there are some F1 fans who are sceptical of Ricciardo's return. One fan commented:

"Yeah, it's good that he is back in the grid, but it's over the top now. It'll be interesting to see what is put up if he doesn't perform as expected and the comments of he came back too soon start appearing"

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Lydia Mee
LYDIA MEE

Lydia is the lead editor of F1 editorial. After following the sport for several years, she was finally able to attend the British Grand Prix in person in 2017. Since then, she's been addicted to not only the racing, but the atmosphere the fans bring to each event. She's a strong advocate for women in motorsport and a more diverse industry. 

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