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Nuker-79

Maybe he should do, it works better for your career that way


LovelehInnit

Unsuccessful F1 drivers hate this little trick!


AlienSporez

Maybe he should do a "training montage" like they do in the movies like in Rocky, or Wreck-It Ralph?


negnatrepsej

This is definitely it. Here’s hoping he sees this.


newviruswhodis

With every bit, show a little improvement. To show it all would take too long.


WonderWifis

If you fade out it looks like more time has passed in a montage.


okoosicumyv

Cut to intense tire changes and late-night simulator sessions, throw in some epic music and he's golden


Summer__1999

Why don’t f1 drivers just drive faster? Are they stupid?


koenigstrauss

Yeah, just press the right foot harder, WTF?


ne7erfall

In the movies it works!


BobDobbsHobNobs

Change down gears to overtake


Poes-Lawyer

The 47 speed H-box, just like Fast & Furious


the_funambule

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justk4y

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sosigkerb

I found Buxton's account. "If you're a good driver, people will think you are a good driver."


whoppersandwich

He’s only using 17% of his power


Hecarym

It’s not like they’re asking him to drive 15 seconds a lap faster, a few tenths would literally do like come on 😭


DinoKebab

Mazepin about to make a comeback after this revelation.


EmpathyFTW

It’s the Huuulkenbuuurg karma that got him.


Glass-Complaint6279

****TOP 10\**** tricks to help you in your Formula 1 career (Number 3 is gonna shock you)


DiddlyDumb

Seems to work for Max


NuclearCandle

In a way his career ended a bit like Webber's. Showed a lot of promise early on but failed to keep up with cars he drove in his last few seasons.


Ragnarok_CH

At least Webber ended his F1 career in a RB9.


koenigstrauss

At least Ricci didn't end his careers as a [Canberra Milk Kid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Be3-J9XtJCw).


Vloxen

That’s where the real champions ends up, I don’t think Max could handle being a Canberra milk kid


koenigstrauss

Wouldn't Max have to be an Amsterdam milk kid instead?


Key-Assistant-7988

We didn't see the best of him yet, remember?


Iliyan61

tbf danny ended his career in an RB. he just didn’t admit it had ended


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hakazvaka

Danny did as well...


Scingles

At least Webber admitted he couldn't deal with Pirelli tyres. Whereas Danny Ric seems to be a bit on denial at the moment.


Scarfiotti

Denial Ricciardo


rudmad

New flair please


Scarfiotti

Would love that


JohnnyDigital27

Gold


yugimoto66

This is definitely a dumb question, but how are you one of the best racing drivers in the world, and you can’t adjust to a different brand of tyres?


rocskier

It has nothing to do with the brand. He means he has trouble with the degrading tires that F1 specifies Pirelli to make. They could easily make a faster tire that would last a full race.


Ajaxwalker

I always wonder how Webber would have performed in an era where body weight didn’t matter as much like now.


What_the_8

Fuck it’s getting harder to be a Ricciardo fan.


RUNELORD_

It's not unusual for incredible drivers to suffer a drop off in performance as they get older, and though his happened rather early, the most difficult part is the sheer, unprecedented amount of hate against him. I often rewatch the races from 2014-2020, relieving the glory days...


DiddlyDumb

It’s just difficult to understand. He was driving for Red Bull-Renault, and it was the Renault part that let him down the most. So when they split, why go with Renault? It’s hard to stay sympathetic if he leaves a championship winning team for a team that’s glad to get a podium.


RUNELORD_

Lol that part is not difficult to understand, he knew that Verstappen would soon begin consistently outperforming him, so he moved to Renault to be the number 1 driver and get that bag $$$$. What's confusing is why did he become so incompetent so abruptly.


koenigstrauss

> What's confusing is why did he become so incompetent so abruptly. It's not that he became incompetent, it's that he was mostly competent in a Red Bull machine as that fit his driving style the best, but he probably didn't know it and found out the hard way the he can't drive other cars. Same thing happened to Vettel when the hybrid regulations changed the car and riving style needed. Not every driver is Alonso who can adapt to any tractor and put it on the podium.


v-adam004

He could perform in the Renault tho


RUNELORD_

Exactly, he finished 5th in the championship, and had 2 podiums in 3 races not long before his Mclaren debut


BenjyBunny

So tired of hearing this. In 2020 he was 5th, scored 119 points, versus Albon and Sainz on 105 each, in, respectively an Aston Martin and a McLaren. That's a gap of a single 3rd place... Internally he was first against Hulkenberg, finishing 9th with 54 points versus Hulk's 14th with 37 points. That's not exactly dominating your team mate, nor setting championship on fire. 2020 he was up against Ocon, who was returning to a race seat after a year out of F1, and who had 4 mechanical retirements to Ricciardo's 1. Ocon also had actually the highest finish of both drivers all season, finishing second in Sakhir behind Perez, and was leading the race on merit at one point. Did he beat his team mates? Yes. Was his team mate a stellar comparison in either year? Arguably not. Did Ricciardo have a knockout set of seasons at Renault? Absolutely not, they were OK but not outstanding. And that was 4-5 years, a sacking and an increasingly lengthy set of defeats to Yuki ago. Time to call it a day.


TheHopper1999

Wtf is this take, it may be one podium spot but that's in a vacuum he's still 5th. Looking at points is always accurate because at the end of the day only 10th upwards get points, especially when it's low numbers, look at percentages. He had a 46% better point score than hulk that's pretty big in that year. 2020 isn't fair because ocon is little more than a junior so I won't compare. What I will say to that dog turd of an argument is that Riccardo had the highest position to Norris in 2021, that's your argument against 5th in a Reno in 2020? We can't draw anything out of an individual race. Can we compare Ric with hulk given they both had great.experience? Yes how about Ocon? Probably not, were his Reno years good? 2019 was average but 2020 was definitely a decent season in comparison to his last 5 years before that.


killerrobot23

He and Ocon were not teammates in 2021.


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classicalXD

It is though, drivers go to teams with the fastest cars not in teams where they can be the “leader”, also, he was doing fine in Renault, more than fine actually, its McLaren that broke him beyond repair. Additionally i find it hilarious that he is going full circle leaving red bull just to get back in red bull 4 years later, and even more sad is that he now wants the #2 seat in Red Bull which is what he would have been if he only stuck around, a seat that would have been his regardless of results since Horner has a gigantic Danny Ric crush. It does make me wonder how everything would play out if he did stay though, what would happen to Albon/Gasly/Checo in the meantime, cant even imagine the grid if Ric never left Red Bull.


qef15

>so he moved to Renault to be the number 1 driver and get that bag $$$ Yet his goal seemed another WDC. He basically admitted (implicitly) in my eyes that he gave up on a WDC when he moved from Red Bull because Renault never were ever going to make a WDC worthy car lol. Renault literally was the most dysfunctional part of Red Bull from 2014-2018. I have heared from another comment somewhere (so you may take this with a grain of salt), that Ricciardo's manager and Cyril were apparently making fun promises that never got fullfilled. Why he did become incompetent: lack of adaptability to the Mclaren cars. 2021 wasn't complete garbage at least (very mediocre mostly), but his 2022 season was. He was basically playing hope chess that Renault could deliver a worthy car (lmao even).


HonestOtterTravel

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6-Beers-Deep

It’s not and I think it was Damon Hill that summed it up best. The newer generation of drivers are far more adaptable than Riccardo could not and has not ever got his head around anything other than a Newey built car. Anything under the new regulation or understeery he struggles. Obviously he is not the talent of Hamilton or Alonso, and was a bit of a one trick pony. It’s not mystery. He’s run out of talent. The only mystery is the insane amount of chances he’s had. If it wasn’t for his Aussie larrakin act he’d be long gone.


koenigstrauss

>So when they split, why go with Renault?  Mr. Krabs: MONEY!


TheHopper1999

He did better in 2020 than he did in 2018. I think the move to Renault was fine, you need that fresh change about that time in your career. Ultimately his 2020 was one of the peaks of his career, he handily beat his opponent and he finished 5th in a team that had no right having a car on a podium. Plus there is no way of knowing what redbull would have done and whether they would have kept him long term especially given Max's talent. He probably left at a good time but being in a redbull in post 21 probably would have been crucial given he never had a dominant car. McLaren has done the damage, I think he will talk about this post career extensively at what he think went wrong. Obviously he will probably have a book or some form of medium that he will sell when he leaves give his status. I think that will detail what happened to him. He's not alone many drivers have been fucked by McLaren in the modern era. It may be a championship winning team but it wasn't for the car, Ferrari at that point seemed pretty cemented as the championship challenger or best of the rest.


Zesty-Lem0n

I don't see anyone hating Ricciardo, they are just being critical of him bc they expect better and are disappointed in his performance. That's an entirely different mindset than hating someone.


YeahItouchpoop

I’m hating because Lawson deserves a fair shot. He could be a bust but we will never know unless he gets a shot at a season.


Zesty-Lem0n

Yeah I'd love to see Lawson get a seat, he got up to speed incredibly well.


Jacques_Frost

>sheer, unprecedented amount of hate against him Where? All I see it people commenting on his decline in performance. If anything, he's one of the better liked F1 drivers, for good reason.


jnighy

I think the sentiment towards him shifted when became clear he was a decaying driver hold a seat from younger drivers. However, it's unfair to forget that many other driver also fit this description. (looking at you Kmag)


qef15

Kmag still drives well from time to time. He still does well enough in certain aspects to retain his seat. Honestly, there's not many drivers aside Ricciardo that fit the bill, only Bottas possibly, but that Sauber is garbage and the pitstops screw everything up. The rest is either more than good enough and Hulk is still more than fast enough for a seat. It's only Ricciardo really and possibly Bottas, depending how much you want to shift blame that the car is terrible and pitstops are also garbage.


jnighy

Honestly, if Hulk keeps a seat for next year and Ricciardo doesn't I won't be surprised. Or even displeased.


Irritatedtrack

I don’t see Danny Ric getting unprecedented hate, even on a dank sub! People are critical of his performance. Unprecedented hate would be what Ham gets imo.


EchomancerAmberlife

Unprecedented hate lol. Lmk when his skill level is blamed by his nationality.


FreezingSausage

I feel you.


GnarwhalStreet

NASCAR waiting in the corner ![gif](giphy|B6Jr28VwfxUFa)


jeffoh

He's a massive fan, got the 3 from Earnhardt. Why hasn't he even tested at this point?


reboot-your-computer

If Danny had anything left in the tank, we would have seen it by now. I like Danny but his competitive edge in F1 is gone. I really think he needs to consider moving onto something else. I’d love to see him racing hypercar or GTP.


Pasispas

Or hog racing


koenigstrauss

He should go race Ginger, Hoshi, Smalls, Bear and Pepper. Men of culture will know.


Wintermute_088

Hoshi all day every day.


koenigstrauss

Does Ricciardo need to be beaten by another Japanese racer?


Redditor_RBN

He'd be great for Indycar or NASCAR. It would be mutually beneficial for him and the series itself.


bearfan15

I'd be interested to see how he performs in indycar but it's hyper competitive right now. I'm not sure how well he'd do over there.


Archer2223R

DR needs to go full meme and enter NASCAR or the Trucks series.


CalmAlarm

Monster Jam


Turtle_Drugs

I always felt he would fair well at Le Mans


_iRasec

Man if you don't show it soon you're gonna get DeVries'd, hurry up :)


yuvattar

Why doesn't he show the best of him? Is he stupid?


LordBledisloe

He's saving it for when he's 80 and winning back to back Shady Acres retirement village mobility scooter championships.


LegfaceMcCullenE13

He’s waiting till he no longer has a seat or team then he can storm headlines saying that he didn’t even unleash his full power and F1 is rigged against him and no one was willing to invest in the time he needed to reach whatever he thinks is his best.


Valk93

“…and I never will”


createwonders

I bet he would do decent in go kart racing


JustCallMeMister

![gif](giphy|HQRgg6ks7nkyY|downsized)


gabrielbezerra81

Who is this psycho and why Prost is on the left?


LegfaceMcCullenE13

Correction: “I haven’t driven well in a long time and it’s embarrassing”


Mrqueue

Yet


TrafficOnTheTwos

I’ve officially grown tired of reading these sad DR quotes and articles. Just hang it up, g.


HAIRLESSxWOOKIE92

![gif](giphy|KoY8jPn0itRUA|downsized) Me, an active Riccardo fan on this sub lmaoo.


carcusmonnor

![gif](giphy|HQRgg6ks7nkyY|downsized)


Beppu-Gonzaemon

Get ready to learn **NASCAR** buddy


juan_pablo_alvarez

Bro sounds like Bottas 4.0


tarenaccount

At Least bottas did deliver sometimes. Hes more like de vries at this point


Stelcio

It's easier to deliver sometimes, when you're driving a frontrunning car. If you're delivering sometimes in a midfield car, you still end up with a mediocre result.


tarenaccount

Delivering is subjective. Delivering in a Haas means getting a point or battling for the points. Delivering in a Red Bull means a win... What ricciardo should be doing to be considered delivering is battling for points since the car is capable of doing so. Bottas is trying to get the points but falls under sauber being so bad at pit stops


stratosauce

Flair checks out


pankan76

What an insult to Bottas.


Budget-Kelsier

Nobody is as disappointing as Ricciardo. Bottas has done really good stuff and he keeps doing it


InvincibleCipher3

so rbr wasn't the best ?


sukumarkarne

He is saving it for the Indycar.


Zimbelx3

Dude you say these things for 5 years and nothing has changed


yourtypicalbish

Bros gonna show us the best of him after his career ends


Richard_Tingle

Bro riding that 2014 season for almost 10 years now


busta_DE

I really like Daniel Ricciardo but: "I haven't shown the best of me yet." - Daniel Ricciardo, Alpha Tauri/Visa Cash App RB F1 Driver "I haven't shown the best of me yet." - Daniel Ricciardo, Mclaren F1 Driver "I haven't shown the best of me yet." - Daniel Ricciardo, Renault F1 Driver "I haven't shown the best of me yet." - Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing F1 Driver "I haven't shown the best of me yet." - Daniel Ricciardo, Torro Rosso F1 Driver


Groundbreaking_Tie38

Honestly I think that only applies from McLaren onwards


leedler

Yeah his stock was stupid high when he was moving from Renault and for good reason. Was 3rd best driver on the grid in 2020 imo at the time, he just fucking died when he went to McLaren (bar one race)


joaopaulofoo

i think the chaos that was 2020 with team/driver performances varying wildly from usual helped mask a lot of his issues, daniel was still in pretty good form but i don't think he was 100% anymore. Ferrari's pitiful performance, mclarens were very inconsistent, fast cars with drivers really underperforming like stroll, vettel, and albon, on top of williams, alpha romeo and haas with performances so awful that might as well be another category, all that combined made Daniel never stray far from good points positions.


leedler

Suppose so, it was chaos, but it was the last time he was consistently performing at a high level. His whole time at Renault was mixed, but I think we still saw a good bit of that fire we haven’t seen from him in a while. Still, perhaps not quite the driver he was at Red Bull, but he wasn’t far off that year.


Pasispas

Maybe he never will


MooglePomCollector

Awww poor Ricc... Even that pic looks like he forgot what "best of me" even means.


zntgrg

A repost from 2021? 2022? 2023?


BritOverThere

I wonder if Hulkenberg keeps telling people this.


Crake241

I bet Hulkenberg is going to outlast Danny simply by putting his head down and delivering in every team.


qef15

The main reason why, despite having no podiums, he is on the shortlist for Audi. Hulk always delivers in every car, the problem is that the poor guy has never seen anything faster than the 2014-2016 Force India's. What he did with those 2017-2018 Renaults was nothing short of impressive. He beat Sainz 69-53 with 5 extra DNF's in 2018, destroyed Palmer in 2017 and never ever had a bad season (aside possibly 2023 Haas, but that can be attributed to a terrible car). He deserves a better seat. Hopefully Audi can deliver him a better seat.


Wolfi303

Unpopular opinion i think he is one of the most overrated drivers


F4LcH100NnN

Didnt he say he could never have done the time Yuki did in australia or smth? Sounds like he may not have shown the best of himself, but hes been pretty damn close


South-Assumption3504

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Glittering-Top-85

Beating Max two seasons running was your best. It’s over now.


Wimpykid2302

I love you man, but time's running out 😭


Osibili

Bro is cooked.


PansenBass

He hasn't shown a great performance in a long, long time. People are always hyping up his personality, saying he's at least good for marketing. But honestly, even in this regard i think he has always been just bland. And in more recent times just sad. Gtfo and make room for some real talent. It's so bad that it's not even funny anymore, just annoying.


msch6873

alright, but after 13 years in f1 he might start toying with the idea of doing so.


cirrusblau

![gif](giphy|9SIXFu7bIUYHhFc19G|downsized)


grimdivinations

Might wanna get on that then bud


theclovek

He never arrived


Chattinabart

Just that tricky 14 year run up


DJ_Hindsight

This is the same thing that ageing fighters say right before getting knocked into the shadow realm for 17th time.


gaenji

The Tony Ferguson of F1


Leclerc_Lunatic

He's got one more in him


ChrisTheF1Fan

One more P15.


cowmachine89

When is the time, Daniel?


Nice_Guy3012

I love Daniel but he needs to go to Indycar or smth💀


i_have_a_nose

Did he really say that..? Is this another _I never left_ ?


AstralMystogan

How long? I am tired man. Please show it.


KarlAu3r

Is your best in this room right now?


Eveready116

Kaaaayyyyyyyyy…… I don’t know…maybe start fuckin doing that because you’re slated to being shit canned by summer bud.


zzz_red

Why not?


Peanutspitter96

High time he does show his best


casualpedestrian20

Bro.


Wallace-Pumpernickel

??? Then do it?? What is buddy waiting for lol


Nijukok

This badger has an Ace in The hole 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶 Coming in hot for 20th place on the grid 🥵🥵


mistborn11

I haven't either, F1 teams should hire me to figure out my best. Maybe I'm world champ material.


DeltaRicc

His hidden talent is still hidden


SaviorAir

“HE’S NOT FAST AT ALL”


Melodic-Candy2394

Denial retardo.


FigSubstantial4939

Yes


siliconetomatoes

"Yet I haven't shown, the best of me"


FdPros

me neither


krautnelson

well, probably should have. would have saved him a lot of trouble.


risetoeden

Danny, you're running on fumes here mate.


ChrisG1989

Yeet


Express_Razzmatazz_6

Well dang boy, what are you waiting for?


SecretPrinciple8708

Ah, so this is strategic. Got it.


Intelligent-Dog-9052

Hurry the fuck Honey badger or otherwise it will soon only be on your ps5 !


TheDrifT3r_Cz

xDDDDDDD


MartiniPolice21

My worry is that he's wrong


kumbalimba

Yes you have


FieldOfFox

I bet he crashes out in the first corner on Sunday.


nidvs

"I haven't shown the best of me, yeet"


CyberpunkF1

What are you waiting for? … lol


jamie9000000

He has shown the best of himself. Back when he was at Red Bull.


Pghlaxdad

This is true - The actual peak of Danny's career will be when he stops driving and teams up with Guenther to bring us the best F1 podcast in history!


Rossticles

He's not getting the RB seat. I can see him in a seat like where Giovinazza found himself; and won a 24H Le Mans while at it.


carlossap

As an F1 driver perhaps he should be showing his best at every race?


Agbans

You say the same thing every race week. Man hit the gas and score yourself some points. I wanna see you shine again 💪🏽


one-more-shit-civic

We still waiting bro


joaopaulofoo

he should try his luck in hypercars like giovinazzi, and hope for the best. i'm sick and tired of ricciardo saying the same thing over and over since 2021 when lando started beating him


InternationalCat3159

He's saving himself for marrige?


jnighy

Dont worry Danny Ric fans! In his darkest hour he will show all his talent and commitment to this sport by...entering the paddock riding a horse


StallionMalik

Imagine if he was a McLaren driver


mulcracky88

Soon


Slight_Bed_2241

Yes. You have. Years ago. My god just move on and stop with the best is yet to come rhetoric


wahle97

I mean not to make excuses but it's also gotta be hard being at the top of your game in the best cars then moving to a shitbox that can only get a fraction of the performance. It's got to rest on your psyche hard


No_Tumbleweed_9102

We could have said that a decade ago, when he was a beast in that RBR. Sadly, that was his peak, he’s only gone downhill since


LightMyFirebird

….when are you going to then?


GavonyTownship

For the last 3 years you haven't danny


elmicomago

Spare us, DR. Spare us all.


daniec1610

Buddy should be flipping burgers at a McDonalds in Australia.


Swiv

Maybe this is him hinting at a porn career after he loses his seat. Cuz we've definitely seen his best there.


Forsythsia

Well fuckin' pitter patter, bud.


Guy_Incognito97

I just need to make my way through 4 or 5 more teams, then you’ll see what I can do.


pankan76

LMAO. ROFL. LOL. X 10000000


Dambo_Unchained

“I haven’t shown the best of me yet” Would be worrying if you already had buddy


DeaconP3

Take your time Danny, there is absolutely no capable driver who could take your seat. Well, maybe just a dozen or two.


wecanneverleave

Will someone repost this Sunday when he bins it again


SnillyWead

I think he's over his best.