Apart From the Famous Monza Triumph, Daniel Ricciardo Bagged Another Victory for McLaren

Published 01/04/2023, 2:20 AM EST

A man of many talents, Daniel Ricciardo has proved himself in many fields even beyond the track. However, the Australian shocked everyone when he won a surprise trophy for McLaren. No, we are not talking about the maiden Monza win with the Woking outfit. Ricciardo won the equally thrilling McLaren Turbo Poker Series back in July 2022.

The Australian, who hadn’t played poker in 10 years, won the series after only an hour-long tutorial before the tournament. What’s more incredible is the players he was pitted and won against.

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The Australian sat at the same table as former world boxing champion Carl Froch, professional poker player Jamie Roberts, and Party Poker president John Duthie, among others.

Ricciardo’s inexperience showed as he lost all his money with one hand. However, after being bought back into the game, the then-McLaren man won the series. Ricciardo then shared his delight exclusively with Daily Star Sport.

He said, “Winning is always fun. I am a competitor, so winning always sweetens it.” He also revealed his last poker game was 10 years ago but he won’t wait that long again.

“Last time I played poker was ten years ago and I kind of just threw it all together again. After I was thinking, ‘why haven’t I played in ten years’ because I really enjoyed it today. I like the banter as well. I can just imagine [playing it] with a few mates and stuff,” he concluded.

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Ricciardo might’ve not had the best time at McLaren but he has walked away with a hefty chunk of money apart from his poker winnings. However, apart from poker let’s look at what Ricciardo feels he’s really good at.

Daniel Ricciardo reveals where his talents lie apart from racing

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Ricciardo already has poker in his big box of skill sets. However, if you’re wondering what else Ricciardo is really good at? The answer is a little bit of everything, something he revealed on the YouTube channel BackChat.

Speaking to hosts Will Schofield and Dan Const, Ricciardo revealed, “I was good at cross-country as a kid. Well, I say I was good, I came in 4th in like into school. So, I wasn’t a gun. Good at everything, great at nothing. Jack of all trades.”

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The jack of all trades is proving himself year after year in all aspects apart from F1. Let’s hope he can secure a seat for 2024 and change that narrative.

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Mahim Suhalka is an F1 Author at EssentiallySports. This Sports Management post-graduate is an ardent supporter of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team and their lead driver, Lewis Hamilton. The fact that Lewis dominated one of the most expensive sports in the world for all these years, despite his humble beginnings, has been a huge inspiration for Mahim and has made him a tenured fan of the competitive sport itself.

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Varunkumaar Chelladurai

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