WATCH: Daniel Ricciardo’s Reaction to Being “Ignored” in Emilia Romagna GP Press Conference
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Formula One F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – Third placed Daniel Ricciardo of Renault drinks out of a shoe as race winner Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes pours champagne over his head on the podium after the race Pool via Reuters/Miguel Medina
Daniel Ricciardo secured his second podium of the season at Imola Grand Prix. The Australian finished in the top 5 on four other occasions this season.
The podium winners later gathered for an FIA post-race press conference. Hamilton, Bottas, and Daniel were asked several questions about the race weekend.
However, all the questions were put forth for Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Daniel Ricciardo did not receive a single question for himself in the conference.
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Riccardo, in his true self, made a hilarious comment at the end of the conference. At the end of the interview, the announcer expressed his gratitude to all three of them.
However, Ricciardo humorously waved his hand and replied, “Thanks for having me.” He led the whole room in a fit of laughter as he walked away laughing.
Daniel Ricciardo : Lewis Hamilton “Asked” for Shoey on Imola Podium
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Formula One F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – November 1, 2020 Third placed Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo during the press conference after the race FIA/Handout via REUTERS
Daniel Ricciardo ending this season handsomely
This was Daniel Ricciardo’s second podium in the last three races. Although Cyril said he wasn’t going to get another tattoo, the Australian took his shoey back to the podium. He even ensured Hamilton became a part of it.
Ricciardo explained that he is not taking any wins for granted. He said, “I’m as excited as I was in Nürburgring. It was a bit more… I feel it was a bit more unexpected, this one.”
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“Pérez pitted which, yeah, obviously I was smiling about because I was ‘well, that’s given me third on track, and I was more than happy to fight for it at the end,” he added.
Ricciardo stated that Daniil Kvyat became a threat to him in the end. The Russian had a fantastic race himself, finishing at P4 just behind Ricciardo. He said, “I wasn’t sure where he came from but I was told he was on the Soft and he was coming on obviously very strong.”
However, Daniel managed to fight off Kvyat during the last couple of laps and secure his second podium of the season.
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Daniel Ricciardo is standing at P4 on the drivers championship with 95 points. He is currently 10 points clear from Charles Leclerc at P5. Daniel will look forward to continuing his performance in the remaining four races and finish at P4 as the best of the rest this reason.
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