Ricciardo will keep Renault F1 Boss Abiteboul in tattoo bet after Nurburgring podium And Lewis Equals Michael Schumacher's record
Ricciardo gets the first podium in 2 years takes third place, his first podium since Monaco 2018.
Daniel Ricciardo will design a tattoo for Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul after securing the team's first podium since returning to Formula One at the Eifel Grand Prix.
Ricciardo finished third at the Nurburgring for his first podium since winning the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix for Red Bull. Renault had not finished in the top three since it returned to F1 as a manufacturers' team in 2016.
"It's real," Ricciardo said when asked about the tattoo after the race. "It will happen".
Daniel Ricciardo and Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul. Bryn Lennon - Formula 1
The Australian driver is still not sure what the tattoo will look like.
"We'll have to think a bit now, but it'll probably be something to do with me, but I think with a German flavor. This is obviously where we did it. A little tip for something traditional in Germany as well."
Ricciardo said he had an added appreciation for the podium given how long it had been.
"It's been a while! And actually, to be honest, it feels like the first podium again. I think it's been two and a half years or so, and yeah, the feeling, it's really nice, it's fresh.
"I'm so, so happy and obviously to see everyone too. We've all waited a long time for this. So yeah, I think everyone's going to get soaked."
Daniel Ricciardo had not been on the F1 podium since the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix. Clive Mason - F1
Speaking later Sunday night, Abiteboul explained the basic rules he had established: Ricciardo chooses the design, but he chooses the size and location of his body.
Abiteboul explained how the bet came about in the first place.
"No , it's not really my style, I guess that's why I made that bet. I remember that night at Silverstone [venue of the British Grand Prix], Thursday night at Silverstone last year, where Daniel was showing me a new tattoo he had.
“I asked him 'how do you get there? What's the kind of mental journey to get to that kind of tattoo? ' He said "I was walking in front of that tattoo place and I thought about doing one." Okay, okay. So I thought, let's do something right. So if you get on the podium, I'll do one.
"I'm a man of my word. I just need a little time to decide on the size and location."
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Hamilton took the lead on lap 13 when Bottas braked late and opened. The Finn's race ended early when he complained of lacking "power" and pitted with what the team said was a problem with his hybrid power unit.
Lando Norris was running third and chasing a podium for McLaren before his car started to lose power. Eventually stopped with a fire inside the cab on the right side of the car, pulling the car out of safety Verstappen was slow to react on the restart and instead of threatening Hamilton, he nearly lost second place to Ricciardo.
Sergio Pérez was fourth for Racing Point, ahead of McLaren's Carlos Sainz in fifth and Pierre Gasly for AlphaTauri.
It was another long race for Ferrari in a turbulent season for the Italian team. Charles Leclerc started fourth but did not have the pace to hold the position and finished seventh, while Sebastian Vettel was eleventh after a spin.
A day after receiving the call to drive for Racing Point as a late replacement for the ailing Lance Stroll, Nico Hülkenberg burst onto the field from last on the grid to take eighth place. Romain Grosjean was ninth for Haas and Antonio Giovinazzi took the final point in tenth for Alfa Romeo.
Another record fell when Kimi Raikkonen began his 323rd career, surpassing the mark set by Rubens Barrichello from 1993 to 2011. Raikkonen placed 12th after receiving a time penalty for colliding with George Russell and sending the Williams driver out. on a top. Russell pulled out with a jab shortly after.
Raikkonen's car threw gravel shortly after the start, blowing stones at Grosjean's car behind him. Grosjean said he had been beaten on the hand and wondered if he had a broken finger.
It was the first F1 race since 2013 at the Nürburgring in Germany and was named the Eifel Grand Prix by a nearby mountain range. The next race is October 25 in Portugal.
Lewis Hamilton wins at Nurburgring to tie Michael Schumacher's record for F1 wins.
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