F1 World Celebrates Daniel Ricciardo Return As He Arrives At Hungary GP

The F1 World has celebrated the return of Daniel Ricciardo to the track ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend.

The Australian driver is making a return to a full-time F1 seat this weekend in Budapest after replacing Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri. De Vries, unfortunately, lost his seat with the Italian team after just ten races of his rookie season and it was confirmed that Ricciardo would replace him with immediate effect.

McLaren parted ways with Ricciardo at the end of 2022 mid-contract and the eight-time grand prix winner failed to secure another suitable full-time seat so he signed with Red Bull as their third driver for 2023 - move which seems to have paid off for him.

Fans have been extremely excited to see the return of Ricciardo and as photos have been shared to social media of the Australian driver at the track, fans are sharing messages of support.

This is Daniel Ricciardo's world, we're just living in it...📸🛴 pic.twitter.com/WvFk5qd0rF
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) July 20, 2023

Here is a round-up of what fans are saying about the return of the fan-favourite driver.

"Mad excitement. Cannot wait"

Mad excitement. Cannot wait 😀
— Mayieka (@Kerubo_Mayieka) July 20, 2023

"One thing! He's always smiling or laughing"

One thing! He's always smiling or laughing 😃
— Global💎🍉 (@Vanosman_) July 20, 2023

"F1 is always better when the honey badger is about!"

F1 is always better when the honey badger is about!
— Skull Busters (@BustersSkull) July 20, 2023

"Daniel Ric is hilarious and seems to be a genuinely good dude. Glad he's back in a seat."

Daniel Ric is hilarious and seems to be a genuinely good dude. Glad he's back in a seat.
— Scott McKee (@csmckee1776) July 20, 2023

However, there are some F1 fans who are sceptical of Ricciardo's return. One fan commented:

"Yeah, it's good that he is back in the grid, but it's over the top now. It'll be interesting to see what is put up if he doesn't perform as expected and the comments of he came back too soon start appearing"

Yeah, it's good that he is back in the grid, but it's over the top now. It'll be interesting to see what is put up if he doesn't perform as expected and the comments of he came back too soon start appearing
— Steven Lee (@slee198454) July 20, 2023

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