Daniel Ricciardo Quotes

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Daniel Ricciardo

Profession : Driver

Birth : July 1, 1989

I will be happier if I crash by trying than not trying and running around behind the same guy for 70 laps.

Daniel Ricciardo

When I joined Formula One, I knew that what I found is that the cars are so much faster, and it took me a little while to understand where to always put the car.

Daniel Ricciardo

This sport's crazy.

Daniel Ricciardo

I enjoy being outdoors, hanging out with friends, and maybe snapping the neck off a couple of beers.

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In World Series, everything is a bit slower than F1. But each time I sit in the car, whether it is World Series or F1, once I am in the cockpit, I am mentally prepared for what the car is. I don't have to physically drive it to remember what it is doing.

Daniel Ricciardo

A lot of times when I was younger, whether it was in go-karting, or when I first started out in a new category, I would sit behind someone throughout a race. I didn't have the confidence in that environment to take some risks.

Daniel Ricciardo

I do a bit of Brazilian ju-jitsu when I can. I like a bit of that.

Daniel Ricciardo

I was fascinated by racing as a kid, but no way would I have thought I'd make it into Formula One from here, from being from Perth, racing on little local go-kart tracks, you know.

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Because of my schedule and dietary requirements, I don't party a lot, but when I can let my hair down, I will; I think that's healthy. I love a weekend in Vegas.

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I don't see my family often enough, but when we do catch up, it's somewhere new in the world. They get to travel more than they would if I wasn't doing this sport.

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People have seen now I am a racer, and I have big intentions in the sport, and I am prepared to get my shoulders out if I need to.

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The day I do get a championship-winning car, I will run with it. I will capitalise on every part of that beautiful thing.

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The way I see it is if I can't be happy doing this job, which is my dream job, then what's going to make me happy in life?

Daniel Ricciardo

I feel like even if I was to, say, trip and fall over on the way to the car and scratch all my arm, by the time I got in the car, it would be blacked out in my head.

Daniel Ricciardo

To get the Red Bull junior drive was like a massive pressure off... I didn't have to go around asking Mum and Dad to sell their house or ask friends for funding. The instant feeling was, 'Oh wow, amazing.'

Daniel Ricciardo

I love mountain-biking or any form of bikes, like dirt bikes; I love getting out there, although obviously I have to be careful.

Daniel Ricciardo

I signed a dog collar. Someone gave me their dog - a live dog - and I signed its collar. When they handed me the dog, I didn't know what to do. That was weird.

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The car is a big part of it, but you need to be a good driver to get the equipment to the top. You need both.

Daniel Ricciardo

When you spend time working on something for a time period, and then it doesn't correlate, it decreases in your motivation.

Daniel Ricciardo

Normally, if I don't qualify as well as I think I can, I seem to carry a little chip on my shoulder for the race, and that normally helps me out.

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