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It’s been an entire week since Daniel Ricciardo confirmed his McLaren departure through mutual consent. The Woking team might have informed the Australian of their decision at the start of summer break. However, the official news came right towards the end of the break.

Ricciardo deemed it necessary to break the news to his fans himself through his social media handles. Since then, there has been a lot of speculation, but no official update has emerged regarding Ricciardo’s situation.

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In fact, there have been no new updates regarding the imminent driver shuffle. There is no news regarding Oscar Piastri, Ricciardo, or the vacant Alpine and McLaren seats.

The American multifunctional company Amazon has interviewed to break the slump. Amazon has put in an audacious two-worded offer for the Australian via their Twitter account. The hilarious proposition that states, “let’s talk,” is yet to get a reply from the Australian.

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The Honey Badger plans to spend the coming season and many more in Formula 1. In a scenario where he joins Amazon, he will be a great addition to the team because the company promises lightning-fast deliveries. There are hardly many people faster than a Formula 1 driver behind a car and Ricciardo is among the best, despite his recent form.

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The $1.4 Trillion dollar company can afford Riccardo’s salaries, but we doubt he would want to change professions just yet. Amazon can always take the longer route and enter the world of F1 as a team owner.

However, before we make speculations, let’s see the American company getting acquainted with the fans.

Daniel Ricciardo is given a lifeline via Twitter as fans react and so does Amazon’s official Twitter handle

The official Twitter account of Amazon indulged the fans, who replied to the company’s tweet on Riccardo’s post. The admin spent time convincing some fans how a Ricciardo and Amazon partnership is a brilliant idea.

First, let’s look at the initial proposal.

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After this tweet, the fans came in with their opinions that the Amazon Twitter account was more than happy to respond to.

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This was an unconventionally interesting way to generate some social media traction from a completely different online demographic. Well played Amazon, well played!

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Mahim Suhalka

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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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Ranvijay Singh