Watch as Daniel Ricciardo hilariously confuses Alex Palou for Alex Albon during the US Grand Prix

Janmeyjay Shukla | 23/10/2022
Watch as Daniel Ricciardo hilariously confuses Alex Palou for Alex Albon during the US Grand Prix

McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo had a rather sarcastic response leading to confusion between Alex Palou and William’s Alex Albon

Daniel Ricciardo is a very charming and likable guy on the grid. His sarcastic response regarding Alex Palou’s F1 practice performance had the fans rolling.

Ricciardo with his trademark beard cut for the US Grand Prix did not participate in the F1 practice yesterday. Instead, Alex Palou got a taste of F1.

Alex Palou is a Spanish IndyCar driver who joins McLaren as a testing driver alongside Pato O’ Ward. He had a great time on the track.

Alex Palou’s intense Formula One outing

Alex Palou had a full hour under his belt driving at the pinnacle of motorsport. In his time, he finished a respectable 17th place.

The 25-year-old drove with medium tires and was unable to go ahead with the soft ones. Due to this, he was over 2 seconds behind Lando Norris.

McLaren had a great outing with both of their testing drivers as they look ahead to the future of the sport. Moreover, Palou felt happy with the opportunity and wanted to conserve the soft tires for Ricciardo.

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Daniel Ricciardo with his trademark sarcastic response to the F1 reporters

Talking with the reporters after the session, Daniel Ricciardo revealed how free he felt watching others drive.

Moreover, he had a hilarious response when the reporter questioned him about Alex Palou. Instead of talking about him, Ricciardo commented on Alex Albon.

The honey badger expressed that he was not able to talk with Albon and gave the reporter a cheeky smile. However, did discuss Palou further.

He appreciated how enthusiastic Palou was along with the given opportunity. Moreover, Ricciardo recalled how everyone is very excited about their own F1 practice debut.

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Post Edited By: Samriddhi Jaiswal
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Janmeyjay Shukla

Janmeyjay Shukla is an artist who contributes his expressions through words as an F1 writer and editor at The SportsRush. He is an F1 historian who has been watching the sport since he was a baby. Passed on from generation to generation, he has seen the prime of Michael Schumacher to the rise of Max Verstappen. A Mercedes fan from the days of the Brawn GP era, the sport runs in his blood. Besides Formula One, Janmeyjay is a Marketing Head and a musician who loves to sing and play Rock & Pop songs on guitar. His love for sports will never die as he is a loyal Liverpool Football Club fan as well!

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