Seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has paid glowing tribute to Daniel Ricciardo following the announcement of his dismissal from RB.
Ricciardo’s F1 career is expected to end after it was officially announced that he will be replaced for the remainder of the 2024 season.
Following his poor 2024 performances, RB have opted to replace Ricciardo with Liam Lawson for the final six races of the season, with a view to potentially putting him in the car full-time in 2025.
With not many viable options elsewhere for the 35-year-old, the Singapore Grand Prix is looking like it may have been the final race of a career that has seen eight grand prix victories, 32 podiums and three pole positions. Lewis Hamilton remembers Daniel Ricciardo
Now, many other F1 stars have taken to social media to say goodbye to the Australian, who was an integral part of F1 for over a decade.
Ricciardo was known for his cheerful attitude, entertaining personality and iconic podium celebrations, which he was able to prove 32 times. One of the time included the 2020 Emilia Romagna GP, driving a low -performance Renault, and he was able to join Hamilton on the podium.
The two hugged them, and Hamilton chose to do ‘Shoe’ with Australian. Hamilton mentioned that day in an Instagram post, praising his former rival, in which he wrote: “@danielricciardo it’s been an honour to race against you over the years. I’ll never forget the battles, the laughs, and drinking out of your shoe 🤢 It was gross, but glad I got to do it with you bud,”
“You leave a legacy of always being yourself, which in this sport is never easy. You’ve taken it all with the biggest smile and I salute you for it. You still have so much to do. I can’t wait to see what you do next. I’ll always be there for you, dude.