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ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS – SEPTEMBER 02: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia in the (3) McLaren MCL36 Mercedes during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of The Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on September 02, 2022 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Alex Pantling – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)

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ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS – SEPTEMBER 02: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia in the (3) McLaren MCL36 Mercedes during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of The Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on September 02, 2022 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Alex Pantling – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
Daniel Ricciardo completed his last race this past weekend with McLaren at the Abu Dhabi Was Marina Circuit. The entire race was an overtly emotional one for The Honey Badger fans all over the world.
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The Aussie was in tears whilst he stationed his car after his last race. This had all F1 fans sobbing. Lando Norris and Daniel’s pit crew bid him farewell with incredibly heartwarming messages.
As fans had just about started to recover from this F1 loss, Daniel took to his Twitter and updated his profile; an update that none of his fans were ready for. They were incredibly sad and didn’t quite know how to process this change, even though it has be a long time coming.
Daniel Ricciardo recently removed “F1 driver” from his intro on Instagram and fans are torn. Coming to terms with Ricciardo not being on the grid was a hard thing to do for many, and watching him update his status that erases his existence as an F1 driver made it way too real for most.
Ricciardo fans weren’t ready for the new status update.
Daniel Ricciardo fans are ‘heartbroken’ as the Honey Badger has ‘F1 driver’ erased from his profile
The Honey Badger fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment. Most fans were heartbroken and sad, whilst some were accepting of the new change. Here’s what they said.
heartbreak😔💔 https://t.co/VryaIcBaSS
— 𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫🏎🧡 (@luisawesterr) November 23, 2022
End my suffering pls https://t.co/g4d0uB7lcm
— nouk ³🇳🇱🏴🇦🇺 (@nouksdiary) November 23, 2022
It is what it is https://t.co/uIZyssgO0y
— C-Axl Damon Botting (@ConnorBotting13) November 23, 2022
that must have been so painful for him https://t.co/AsXniInWuc
— bella 🏴🇪🇸 (@rossitocarlito) November 23, 2022
going to go die now x https://t.co/O3eISlHDHd
— darian (@ddashlynn_) November 23, 2022
Pain💔❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹💔💔💔💔#F1 https://t.co/0aVL340EeL
— keshav ware (@ware_keshav) November 23, 2022
https://t.co/7PuxOm9PG4 pic.twitter.com/AQ3aYv1CFm
— F1 Jasmine (@formulamepod) November 23, 2022
CRYING https://t.co/4Q29ZMZQ6M
— Anxela (@effortsociety) November 23, 2022
Watch This Story: Daniel Ricciardo makes parting promise to the F1 grid
Fuckkk shits really getting real 😭😭😭😭
— Lili ❤️🔥 (@Lili_calloway) November 23, 2022
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of course he had to…. didnt expect it to be so sad though 😮💨😭
— Trouble × (@troubledpersonn) November 23, 2022
— 𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖝𝖆 🖤 (@ltslightsout) November 23, 2022
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Watching Daniel Ricciardo leave the grid is still difficult for so many. Even though the Honey Badger returns to F1 next year as Red Bull’s reserve driver, things wouldn’t be the same. The Aussie fans sincerely hope that Ricciardo finds his way back to track in the next few years.
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