On a late-night TV appearance, he was asked the reasons behind F1 explosion in popularity stateside. 🏎️ His answer was classic Danny Ric. 🤣 9WWOS
"I was going to say something serious, but I think ultimately it's my good looks," Ricciardo said, sending the studio audience into raptures.Ricciardo then did get serious, and attributed the rise to the Netflix series Drive to Survive, which is about to launch its fifth season - a mark Ricciardo described as "pretty wild".
"There's parts of the world where it has always been big - in Europe Formula 1 has always existed for many, many years and there's always been a core following there."In the States I feel like it was inevitable to blow up here because you do sports so well, it was just a matter of time but I feel it accelerated through this series."He has returned back to Red Bull Racing, signing as a reserve driver underneath two-time World Champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
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