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Daniel Ricciardo has arguably had one of his worst seasons in Formula 1. However, with everything that has not been going for him on track, off the track, he seems to have found someone who helps him keep going.

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The United States Grand Prix weekend was the Honey Badger’s worst in terms of cumulative performance. However, when he was not involved with the activities going on at the Circuit of The Americas, the Australian was keeping good company.

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A video has surfaced online where Ricciardo can be seen enjoying an evening with his friends. Amongst all the music, chatter, and food, the Honey Badger was seen enjoying some downtime with his girlfriend, Heidi Berger. Fans quickly took to Twitter to share the couple enjoying themselves.

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Fans react as Daniel Ricciardo spends some quality time with girlfriend Heidi Berger

Ricciardo’s relationship with Gerhard Berger’s daughter is now public knowledge. And as soon as the video of the couple surfaced online, fans swarmed to the social media platform to swoon over them.

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Let’s take a look at just a few fan reactions.

Ricciardo recently opened up about how he feels about his struggles with McLaren. He said, “When you think it can’t get worse, it does. That’s where I don’t know how I’m continuing to continue because… painful is an understatement.”

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Hence, it was heartwarming for the fans to see that he has someone who can help him overcome all the stress and hurt.

The Honey Badger himself has admitted how important Berger has been in his life, especially now, during his toughest moments. During the Fitzy & Wippa podcast, he said, “Yeah mate, I’m in love, I got a good thing going, so yeah. I’ve got a good balance in life right now. I think love eliminates stress, yeah absolutely.”

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Ricciardo has also spoken about his future F1 chances. “Could it still happen? It could. I’m not getting too caught up in next year, like of course I want to race, I want to be on the grid, I want to be competing.”

Will we see Daniel Ricciardo on the Formula 1 grid in the future again?

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a senior F1 writer at EssentiallySports, with over 1000 articles published on the platform. Anirban's love for F1 started when he discovered a copy of F1 2014 while playing on his computer, and he has since then dived deep into the world of motorsports. Anirban's expertise goes beyond just writing - he has also written several academic papers focused on the domain of motorsports. His passion for the sport is so immense that he aspires to work as a legal advisor in the most prestigious racing series in the world someday. When it comes to F1, Anirban finds great pleasure in re-watching classic races and idolizes the likes of Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Sebastian Vettel. His top picks include Brazil '91, Silverstone '92, and Germany '19. Outside of the sport, Anirban is an avid sim-racer, often found racing on titles like Assetto Corsa, F1 22, and Automobilista. He's also a fan of the PES series and other sporting and non-sporting games. Apart from his interests in gaming, Anirban has a keen interest in philosophy, literature, music, and Anglo-Saxon history.

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