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Formula One F1 – Italian Grand Prix – Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy – September 12, 2021 McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo celebrates winning the race on the podium REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
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Formula One F1 – Italian Grand Prix – Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy – September 12, 2021 McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo celebrates winning the race on the podium REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
The United States Grand Prix Qualifying turned out to be an intense battle till the end of Q3, with Lewis and Max trying to upstage each other, and even Checo Perez sneaking in with a time that put him on provisional pole for some time. Finally, Max came out on top after putting together an immense lap and going 0.209 seconds faster than title contender Lewis Hamilton. However, the main highlight of the Quali session surprisingly did not happen on the track; it was in the grandstands.
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Fan attempts a shoey at the US Grand Prix Quali Session
During Q2, the cameras turned to the grandstand and we caught a glimpse of a Ricciardo fan, pouring his drink into his boot and then drinking from it, something we better know as a ‘Shoey’. Popularised by Daniel Ricciardo, it is something the Australian driver does every time he gets on the podium, and now even fans have taken on the challenge to drink from their shoe.
Galera empolgadíssima fazendo shoey na torcida! Teria coragem?? 👀#F1noBandSports #F1naBand #USGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/v3bhiMlfyV
— BandSports (@bandsports) October 23, 2021
Daniel Ricciardo put up an impressive Quali performance
McLaren driver and media sweetheart Daniel Ricciardo, who introduced the concept of shoey in Formula 1, has done a pretty good job in the US GP Quali Session. He ran P1 for a few laps in Q1, and then he struggled a bit in Q2. He got his lap times deleted for crossing the white line once, just like Red Bull driver Perez did.
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Then, he came back for another lap and got through to Q3 coming 9th in the standings. In Q3, he managed to outqualify his teammate Lando Norris and is now all set to start tomorrow’s race at P7.
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Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 22, 2021, McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo during practice REUTERS/Mike Blake
If McLaren does well in the US Grand Prix, it will only take them further in their battle against Ferrari for the third position in the Constructors’ Championship. As it was clearly seen, the Ferraris had a greater pace in the Qualis, but a lot might change during the actual race. Who will come out victorious in the Circuit of the Americas tomorrow? Fans will have to wait for just another day for that answer.
