And identical to that, he’s confirmed that he’s precisely like the remainder of us.
Australian and Perth F1 famous person Daniel Ricciardo is again house and has been noticed out and about performing some last-minute Christmas procuring.
The much-loved West Aussie braved Karrinyup procuring centre with what seems to be to be long-term accomplice Heidi Berger on Saturday, simply two days earlier than Christmas.
The 34-year-old seemed informal in a white shirt, shorts and a few Nike Dunks and even stopped to take footage with a fan.
The sighting comes because the motorsport sensation admits he nonetheless harbours ambitions of turning into a System One world champion and believes returning to Purple Bull can be the dream end to his profession.
He spent six months of the 2023 season on the sidelines as Purple Bull’s reserve driver after being unceremoniously axed by McLaren in favour of Aussie rookie Oscar Piastri.
Nevertheless, he was parachuted into Purple Bull’s sister workforce, AlphaTauri, mid-season after they parted methods with accident-prone Dutchman Nyck de Vries.
And whereas Ricciardo is eager to push his present workforce as excessive up the standings in 2024 as attainable after a superb combat again this 12 months, he stated his ambitions are to earn a seat again alongside World Champion Max Verstappen.
“I’m not going to place a day or date on it, or a 12 months no matter, however coming again into it and leaping again in with the Purple Bull household is basically the dream,” Ricciardo advised the Past the Grid podcast.
“To finish my profession as a Purple Bull driver can be excellent.
“Not that I’m trying on the finish, but when I acquired again there, I might be certain I completed there.”
