It is no secret that the US Grand Prix holds a special place in Daniel Ricciardo’s heart. Each year, the Honey Badger pays tribute to Texas with his cowboy outfits and the wild west ‘stache every year before the US fixture. This time, he rode around the city on horseback which racing legend Danica Patrick took notice of.

In the popular Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Daniel Ricciardo revealed how much he loves NASCAR. He also revealed how much he reveres Dale Earnhardt Sr. So much so that when he signed for McLaren, the then-team principal Zak Brown gifted him Earnhardt Sr’s 1984 Wrangler Chevrolet Monte Carlo miniature.

Danica Patrick loves Daniel Ricciardo’s ride in Texas

Danica Patrick is a legend in the American motor sporting realm. She is not just the most successful woman in American open-wheel car racing, but also the only woman to have won a race in IndyCar. The Formula 1 official handle recently posted a video of Ricciardo riding a horse with a country music artist playing the guitar and singing alongside him.

Danica took notice of the video where Ricciardo is sporting a cowboy hat and a jacket with the American flag all over it. Reacting to the video, Danica exclaimed, “Anyone else think Daniel Ricciardo loves America?! [Laughing emoji]”

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She is not wrong. How could the Honey Badger not love America? He got to ride his idol Dale Earnhardt’s Chevy Monte Carlo at the COTA after all.

Daniel Ricciardo’s ride around COTA in Dale Earnhardt’s car

In the same episode where Daniel Ricciardo received his signing gift from Zak Brown, he was promised a ride in the Monte Carlo that Zak Brown owns when he would win his first race with McLaren.

That was all the motivation that the Aussie needed. Last season, Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix, his only win with McLaren so far. Zak obliged the deal and before the very next fixture, the US GP, Daniel rode the legendary car at COTA. There was one catch though. Daniel had challenged Zak to do a “shoey” on his first race win when they decided the bet. Brown kept his word and drank the winning champagne from Daniel’s shoe on the podium.

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Since that race, Ricciardo’s career at McLaren only went down a sliding slope. Not only did he not win any race last season, but he also faired even worse in the current season. Resultantly, the two decided to part ways mutually and now Ricciardo has decided to take a year off from Formula 1.