The Rise and Fall of Daniel Ricciardo

[@BreadBreeder42]

Whatever his fate, always remember that he had the fastest lap among f1 drivers in a reasonably priced car on the top gear track

[@StarlordStavanger]

Top Gear is dead to me now. Rip Jeremy

[@theomnivert]

@@StarlordStavanger Bruh he's still alive

[@eoincassin4265]

You remember that but choose to forget how shit he has been since 2020...

[@Umar-gw6fy]

@@StarlordStavangerhe had a heart attack but he didnt die

[@Spike-sk7ql]

​@@StarlordStavanger I mean, Clarkson may still be alive, but Top Gear has been dead to me since Clarkson, Hammond, and May left.

[@preethpunamia5606]

Just when I thought I moved on from Daniel leaving....I'm now hurt again

[@HeiligerVollidiot]

Yeah, 2022 strikes again. But more heavy then before

[@10maximilian.udk00]

Same…

[@winzracingNZ]

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[@SurfsideStraganov]

Hurt? Lol you drive to survive fans are weird.

[@StarlordStavanger]

So long Daniel, good riddance!🎉

[@02foolofatook]

Someone once said (possibly Eddie Jordan) upon Mark Webber's retirement - 'He gave up the sport before the sport gave him up'. Mark's timing was perfect and he was widely regarded as one of the best drivers to not win the WDC. It's heartbreaking the way it ended for Danny Ric as he was at one point regarded as the best driver on the grid. It's such a shame he didn't get the send off he deserved.

[@wot4606]

He was never considered the best driver on the grid. He simply wasn't.

[@02foolofatook]

@@wot4606 'Regarded' meaning the opinions of many people. I'm not stating it was a fact. Many people regarded him as one of if not the best driver in 2014 for example.

[@wot4606]

@@02foolofatook who, of any note, regarded him as the best driver on the grid in 2014?

[@liam-c2u]

@@wot4606 many people argue that he was the best driver on the grid in 2014, 2016. this is meant to be a nice video for a send off for an amazing person who didn't get what he deserved so im not sure why you decided to bring your salt to this section.

[@wot4606]

@@liam-c2u it's still a nice video, he was a great driver and a lovely guy, I'm not being 'salty' I'm just arguing that nobody really considered him to be the best driver on the grid at any point in his career.

[@mathewomolo]

Hamilton and Alonso are such outliers that they make legitimate retirement look "washed" . Riccardo has had a good career, everything considered. In full perspective, he's done much better than most F1 drivers

[@BoomboxMasterYT]

Exactly. Ricciardo wasn't bad, he was just warming up, and by the time he got to the point where he was consistently ahead of Tsunoda everyone only focused on the beginning of the season. He wasn't just gonna be Michael Schumacher straight away, every driver has different mechanics.

[@huh4206]

​@@BoomboxMasterYT this. and also if performing ONLY at tsunodas level and not beating him comfortably is a bad thing, why is tsunoda there ?? both were performing to an f1 drivers level. people with their preconceived notion of daniel being washed didn't watch his improvement over the season and act like he was consistently behind tsunoda when he hasn't been since canada.

[@isrlcinema96]

@@BoomboxMasterYTjust warming up??? brother there were only 6 races left when was ever going to get there. can yall ever just admit that he was slightly underperforming this year?

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

Well, time to be sad again… Being a Daniel Ricciardo was so tough. He was talented in F1, but made moves that has costed him his career to last way longer than it would’ve and more chances of winning races and maybe even a championship. Although his F1 career was full of misfortunes, he’s made a good impact for the sport on and off-tracks. Thank you, Daniel. I’ll miss ya!

[@eshrefmemmedov2008]

That was tough indeed,but as he said "I never left" him

[@bumblebity2902]

When Max emerge, the writings on the wall was for Ricciardo.

[@gabehowe2778]

Except he wasn’t actually ever that good. Never seen an 8-time winner or whatever the hell he was get glazed this much. Great dude, awesome character, but not anywhere near one of the best F1 has seen. You’d think he was the way that he is talked about

[@discbrakefan]

@@gabehowe2778He was that good. My assumption is you weren’t a fan when he was in his prime

[@random438-x2o]

@@gabehowe2778 I don't know what you were watching but that man was one of the best on the grid from 2014-2020, I mean he beat Vettel in equal machinery at his first year at RB and was arguably the best driver on the grid in 2016. People forget about how talented he was because he never had a good car an because of recency bias. The reason why people praise him so much is because he was actually that good. Yes, he got beat by a young Max, but Max is one of the best if not the best driver we've ever seen in formula one.

[@santaklaustheiii501]

I think what you can learn from Riccardos career is that.. Choosing the right career move is an skill that can make and break your career.. (I get most drives dosent have much say.. But the Vettles Hamiltons and the Alonsos do..)

[@philipdawson7800]

In a way, he's kind of our generation's Jean Alesi. Extremely fast, extremely likeable, but couldn't make a right team decision to save his life.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

No, in hindsight his Redbull decision was the wrong one. But if Max started beating him in 2019-2021 then it would be the same. Moving from Renault was the right one. McLaren was a much better car and they are fighting for wins and titles. Whereas Renault never would. Ricciardo just couldn’t adapt to McLaren and that’s what caused him. Ultimately he needed to perform at his job.

[@stevenjoseph6048]

​@@paperplane-db8qfThen wouldn't you argue staying at Renault (a team that built a car around him) would've been better. At least he'd be on the grid rn and wouldn't have "fallen" off.

[@eoincassin4265]

​@@philipdawson7800and also completely techically useless amd didnt know what made him fast and couldnt adapt to the cars...just like Jean

[@JackV-tw8bw]

I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesn't even matter- Danny Linkin park Ricardo

[@TommoMcCluskey]

A classic Josh Revell work of art 🔥

[@markalbert9011]

After all the shoulda, coulda, woulda's, Danny simply ran up against the Mercedes juggernaut and a generational talent and possible GOAT contender during his peak. Not much would have changed that. Renault made him rich enough to do what ever he wants to do so if he never races again, Thank you Honey Badger, it was a joy to be your fan and God's speed.

[@FP1Will]

Absolutely beautiful… 🥲

[@mk_annan22]

Saw your video about Danny Ric also pal. Wholesome tribute.

[@kyperactive]

Dan Glazer popped in, im with you bro, this depressing ⚰️

[@MarianoLu]

Nice to see you here Will!

[@sultanasiddiqui2826]

Ayyyy, look who's here

[@dkent3853]

Trying to be funny aye?

[@romanminich879]

When a josh revell video is longer than half an hour, that's when you now, shit's about to get serious. What a beautiful farewell, the one Danny deserved ❤

[@samkelo27]

We saw him as a world champion in waiting during his prime which is why his fall from grace was so hard to watch cause he never gave up until the end.

[@StarlordStavanger]

Never gave up? Dude left, changed teams, and said he wanted to leave the sport b numerous times.

[@Spudchucker92]

@@StarlordStavanger Did Daniel Riccardo bonk your wife or something? You have a very intense dislike of the guy.

[@Roguescienceguy]

Some guys age faster and slow down harder. Daniel has had to work hard to be as fast as the naturally gifted ones.while he looked like it was all jokes, he definitely was a well respected professional

[@Redskies453]

​@@Spudchucker92I never liked the guy either. The juvenile toilet humor and shoeys were gross. Behaved like a kid on spring break his whole career.

[@madhavnarayan2475]

god forbid someone has some fun ​@@Redskies453

[@Kuromori-v9z]

Ricciardo leaving Red Bull to not be the Number 2 to Max Verstappen, only to come back to Red Bull many years later to try and prove himself worthy of being the Number 2 to Max Verstappen is peak Thanos. "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me."

[@paperplane-db8qf]

He became Max’s number 4 driver at VCARB. So he avoided the fate of becoming Max’s number 2.

[@Kuromori-v9z]

@@paperplane-db8qf You could say he succeeded... But at what cost?

[@anareel4562]

​@@Kuromori-v9z everything

[@Daxboy16]

'You can dread it, run from it, Verstappen arrives all the same.'

[@iiTsFaded_]

Never thought a Josh Revell video could make me cry. Then I watched this one.

[@Amm17ar]

You need to go back and watch the Seb one lol. Man knows how to make us cry.

[@thephenome1462]

To be honest, there are quite a few of those.

[@smarkov1516]

Prime Danny Ric was a monster.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

I miss those days

[@JSmith19858]

He beat a demotivated Vettel in a car that could have won the title with an on form Seb. Every other team mate put him in the shade, including Kvyat

[@SdoubleA]

​@@JSmith19858There was no way the 2014 RB was winning the title. Mercedes in the Bahrain safety car restart alone pulled 4 seconds in 1 lap.

[@jacliffh9221]

@@JSmith19858Kvyat beat him but 2015 ric wasn’t on his best form either, just like seb in 2014. Reliability also had a thing to do, again just like 2014 with vettel’s floor. Gotta admit most drivers have highs and lows in terms of their form so is luck. In a different year I reckon Danny Ric would beat kvyat by quite a margin but we all know what happened 2016

[@JSmith19858]

@@SdoubleA it finished runner up with a driver who was shown the way home by Yuki Tsunoda

[@hesgabe]

I'm kind of glad I didn't actually start seriously following F1 until this season because I can't imagine how painful it must have been for not just Ricciardo fans but longtime F1 fans in general to see him go the way he did.

[@StarlordStavanger]

It’s not painful. People are just vastly overhyping Daniel.

[@clicheguevara9917]

Ric had a very strong 2014 when seb had his worst year. Cant say anybody ever Rated him on par with max

[@zeroelus]

If you where someone who came from Drive to Survive it absolutely is gut wrenching and I know a lot of fans who it hurt a lot. Still think RB handled his goodbye really really badly knowing his popularity, which is one of the reasons they "saved" him from Macca in the first place. But if you're a long time fan of the sport, it's sad but unfortunately the norm that these things happen. It's only 20 seats for all drivers in the world...just to get to F1 the norm is that you had to have had some success (if not a LOT of it) when you're going up the ladder so for every story of a kid who left it all to chase his dream and succeed, you have many others where the ending is not nearly as triumphant. Rarer are cases where a combination of a least a massive amount of luck as well as a massive amount of money get you a seat, but they have always been there ,regardless of the era, and the villain du jour. What still sets DR appart is his charisma, his attitude and how comfortable he feels being that extroverted persona. He had the right attitude for the social media era and he absolutely exploited it, especially in a sport where other drivers don't have that personality or can find that groove that allows them to be media friendly while still being "themselves". At least DR got a shot in a few good teams, he got 8 wins and a lot of iconic moments, as well as being paid very handsomely for his troubles. IF RB had maintained it's dominant form for another year, or IF the Renault engine hadn't been crap, he might have done more. But F1 is littered with drivers who "might have done more" if luck had been different. Still, it is a person, and even if you think he was overhyped, it still sucks for him, and I can empathize with that.

[@Cancoillotteman]

To be fair Dany's goodbye is merely bitter-sweet. The send-off was mishandled as said but I still remember the pain of Suzuka 2001, having to watch my two favourite drivers at the time retire with Hakkinen and Alési (still favorite of all times for Jean). Especially when his race ended in a crash with Kimi. Unlike Ricciardo Alési nearly systematically was faster than his teammate (exception made of Prost), including in his last year. But his time had come, same as Hakkinen who felt he could no longer compete with Schumacher. This left me.... empty.

[@Amm17ar]

Its heartbreaking. But I highly recommend going back and watching old races. Might not be live, but suspend reality for a bit and watch the races as if it is. Its a wild ride.

[@usedtoexistonce]

still heartbroken over this one of the biggest what ifs and what a smile he taught us all how to smile even when it seemed difficult to do so he taught us all to enjoy life and take every moment as it came and to cherish it now its time for the kiwi to shine and apparently he has dannys blessings as well:) after cota im super excited to see where liam goes im sure theres an alternate reality where danny ric became world champion i will believe that for my own happiness😢

[@ThatGuyGloomy]

This man was my introduction to f1. Thank you Danny!

[@StarlordStavanger]

Mark Webber would like a word!!🎉

[@Spudchucker92]

@@StarlordStavanger Mark Webber was overrated

[@michałstegrzyński8492]

@@Spudchucker92he wasnt so bad for a nr 2 driver

[@yveaux500]

35:05 I’m not crying. You’re crying! Thank you honey badger!

[@kellenbooth3376]

growing up next to where Daniel used to race, and growing up in Perth, I'm heartbroken

[@JNP737]

Same! don't know about you but I feel that connection on top of his personality and skill makes it hard to get behind any other driver like how I could with Danny

[@admiralwombat1918]

Welled up a bit at the end. Hard pill to swollow. Thank you for making me an F1 fan DR3. 11 years of cheering you on has given me some of the happiest moments of my adult life.

[@MoD1982]

Okay, so you're gonna have to put a video together about HRT - the Aussie one, haha. Your Aussie V8 videos are fire :D

[@hashamnoman6435]

THE GOOSEBUMPS JOSH. THE FCKN GOOSEBUMPS.. And now im back in the feels about danny being gone.. 😢

[@Singular_Opinion]

Epic tribute to the honey badger. This was an awesome video mate!

[@drewwood9410]

Always wondered why I liked this tall happy guy without knowing a whole lot.... well anything at all. Now he's one of my favorite. Thx bub

[@EliInTheUniverse]

Daniel has always been one of my favorite drivers in F1. His personality, his capability to turn in up to 100 when needed, everything about him was just a breath of fresh air for someone completely new to the sport. Him leaving F1 in such a sour way is heartbreaking, he just didn't deserve that at all. I hope he'll go to Supercars or, shoot, come here to the states and race in NASCAR, either way, I'm sure he'd make a big impact and hopefully move on happily from F1, he deserves it for giving it his all this past decade.

[@GregorioStyreco]

Great Documentary and the soundtrack is just on spot! Felt every second of it.

[@shabihabbas34]

I was holding back my tears all this time. But Josh made me cry 😭

[@Jef_Vermassen]

Will forever be one of my favourite drivers. Fricking beast with his braking and a top guy. Thanks Josh, for giving him a proper goodbye.

[@FieldMedic4077]

Danny will always have a special place in F1 history and I sincerely hope he lands a new home in another series and finds success

[@michellebluhm9197]

Thank you for that honest yet fair assessment of Dani Ric's career. He changed F1 forever with his famous smile and his winning career will no doubt make him a legend in the history of the sport.

[@marcelobellissimo]

Ricciardo = smile! Loved that dude, wish to see him again!

[@TomLehockySVK]

Daniel being such a big Nascar fan i think he should really try his hand in Nascar, starting with the Truck series. At least one full-time season would be something to watch ! EDIT: Because KZbin comments seem broken ? New Zealand driver Shane van Gisbergen is racing in Nascar Xfinity since the start of this year, worth checking him out and his Portland, Sonoma and Chicago races !

[@chrisguardiano6143]

And it would grow the popularity of NASCAR in Australia something that hasn't happened since the days of Marcos Ambrose.

[@TomLehockySVK]

@@chrisguardiano6143 I guess you haven't heard of a man called Shane Van Gisbergen ? Popularity of Nascar has grown a LOT starting this year in NZ and AUS since he is racing in the Xfinity series, look up his races in Portland, Sonoma and Chicago from this year !

[@zexalcommander7036]

Would love to see it or even IndyCar, but he’s said before he doesn’t want do ovals (Then again opinions change and Grosjean said the same about Indy until he ran ovals and liked em)

[@michaelcobbin]

Why would Daniel in NASCAR when its scheduled is worst than F1? With NASCAR, you are away 36 weekends for racing. Daniel lives in Monaco and I’m pretty sure that Daniel’s girlfriend (Heidi Berger) grow up in Monaco, as she was born there. Heidi’s dad (Gerhard Berger) is a former F1 driver, who started in 210 F1 races. NASCAR doesn’t make sense, unless he races in a select few races.

[@TomLehockySVK]

@@chrisguardiano6143 Heard of Shane Van Gisbergen ? NZ driver who races in Nascar since the start of this year and brought a huge crowd from NZ and AUS to watch. Look at SvG and his Portland, Chicago and Sonoma races from this year !

[@KJ28554]

And now Lawsons kinda worsening his downfall with how good he’s doing in the same car

[@mikeymike1792]

True, but it has made it clear that Ricciardo's time was over.

[@chrisjones5411]

He had a good race. Even Perez the dickless moneybox can manage that so I'd hold my breath.

[@LGPanthers1]

@@mikeymike1792 We all knew it was over, but it didn't mean we wanted it to be

[@HeiligerVollidiot]

You cant compare the cars tbh. The only thing Daniel hurt was Qualifying. He had the pace, but the strategies from RB killed his chances

[@sweatypalms5209]

It's not the same car.. they put every new part in they could inc the engine. Plus vcarb found a good strategy for the first time this season.

[@hirankalindu322]

14:18 "too soon, junior" indeed, considering Danny got disqualified in that race.

[@TheMortalBeast]

I've been following F1 for so many years. Nobody, nobody was as memorable as this dude, with his gutsy overtakes and incredible charisma. So lively and funny even now, when every word has to be refined. And I'm 100% sure we won't see anybody like him, being both skilled and smart and as goofy as it gets, which makes his department even more heartbreaking.

[@tomasjones3755]

Excellent retrospective! No matter how Daniel departed F1, he has def left his mark

[@ImNotHereEither]

Nice editing and sound design. A sad story told very well. He had his chances, and we need no help in understanding just how brutal and ruthless this sport can be. To the extent we forget that this includes losing your life or suffering horrific injuries. Bianchi and Grosjean are a recent and stark reminder of this thankfully rare occurrence. He’s healthy, he had a good run and it could have ended better but let’s count our blessings we got to watch him race at all.

[@CallumDickson666]

I missed a lot of DR's early years as I watched F1 from about 2000-2014 and stopped and didnt get back until 2020 due to covid + Drive to Survive. So this was actually really informative, since I didnt think much of him until (it looks like) he is now gone

[@alexohkay]

Daniel, and Fernando. Kings of weird career moves.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Fernando is good enough to adapt to different cars, and be fast in them. Danny....... not so much. This video shows you that he can't adapt.

[@huh4206]

​@@Spike-sk7ql not at all. daniel can adapt and still did adapt to mclaren. 2nd half of 2021 he came to grips with the car. it all went down again in 2022 with the new regulations, and with the car being much worse, he had no motivation. and I don't have to tell you he had no issues adapting to vcarb in 2023 or 24.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

@@huh4206 so he had no issues getting to grips with the VCARB? If that's the case, then Yuki Tsunoda should already be in the RB seat, because he is the next Max. Yuki had nearly double the points as Ricciardo when he was let go. If Lawson ends up with more points than Danny somehow this year, I don't want to hear another word from Ricciardo apologists, about how he is somehow still so good.

[@huh4206]

@@Spike-sk7ql you've clearly not been watching the races then. he's been beating tsunoda since canada and been better since the chassis changed. the only ever times he's flopped this year after that was zandvoort and singapore qualifying where tyres weren't up to temp. and baku where he and bottas faced major tyre graining. and hungary race when they gave the better strategy to tsunoda who was behind him, and pitted daniel on lap 7 from mediums, giving tsunoda points that daniel should've got. not to even mention how he was dragging that tractor to points in austria and spa when vcarb was 8-9th fastest since they messed up the upgrades in Spain. you also forgot to factor in tsuondas biggest points haul was australia when he directly benefited from 3 top cars dnf. or canada when daniel would've got p6 if not for the car clutch issue which got him another 5s penalty. vcarb currently looks fast from the austin upgrades which were made using daniel's feedback btw lmao. obviously me explaining this to you won't go through your head since you're somehow believing daniel had adaptability issues at vcarb and not bad car and strategy since he picked up his performance. keep going with that I guess? Yuki absolutely should be in RB anyway since he's been matching an 8 time winner once hailed as a wdc potential, and is doing better than perez with a vcarb.

[@IncorporatedMonsters]

He’ll go to nascar before he goes to Supercars, that man loves nascar

[@tylerp4130]

Watching him struggle was hard, I was ready for him to move on cuz I just couldn’t watch it anymore. But it still hurt way more than I expected in Austin when he wasn’t there.

[@kiraliemedina52]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the guy (and that was well before Drive...) but he never was able to master the new car design and it eventually caught up to him. BUT he is an EIGHT time F1 winner. Not everyone in the paddock can say that or will be able to!

[@rogersiu5760]

Well said. And he did not have the fastest car on the grid in any of his 8 wins !

[@Kobi411-ig9zt]

Well done @josh Revell This was truly remarkable from you, my friend. I was deeply moved at the end.

[@xaristhes]

Thank you Josh. Watching Daniel gave me so much joy, hope and inspiration. I hope he is as proud as we all are of what he achieved. I am extremely sad that it ended like this but I am very glad that it even happened.

[@pickle_a_day_keeps_the_dr_away]

Honestly Josh, you've churned out some quality content but this would have to be your best yet. A great tribute to Danny Ric, for those fans that only came on board after Drive to Survive an insight to how sharp he was pre Renault. Cheers bro, keep up the great content 🍻

[@spacedisco612]

He made some of the most exciting passes of his era, on his day, untouchable, I don’t blame his for going to Renault, RB wasn’t paying him that much and Renault dropped a bag Daniel really changed the way drivers were able to act, drivers before his were very bland and formulaic, being friendly with your teammate or the rest of the grid was a big no no. The drivers personalities and relationships we see today are all due to Danny R breaking that ice and Rb allowing him to do it

[@charamia9402]

Beautiful as always. Now I'm crying again.

[@ImNotHereEither]

Yup. Just watched it again. Your best video yet. Very emotional.

[@Truck45er]

This is one of the best tributes to the Honey Bagger yet. Josh I thank you. As an Aussie, I know how hard it would have been for a kiwi to do this 😂 Good job mate!!!

[@stephenpender3912]

Great work, Josh. Well researched, well written and well presented. Really enjoyed that. Thanks, mate.

[@funkmachine6420]

I held off watching this for a few days cos I knew it'd make me sad. Lovely tribute Josh

[@lordracer7743]

The Honeybatcher was one of my favorite of the 2010s red bull drivers.

[@siinc.m]

You gave this the respect it deserved. 10/10. Thank you

[@queden1841]

22:40 on a completely unrelated note, the cars looked great during that period

[@garethelvin6451]

If ever there was a driver that deserved more from his team and the sporting gods, it is no doubt Daniel. One of the best personalities to ever grace our sport. He will be sorely missed

[@AB-mw8oz]

He spent the past 5 years being the class clown with abysmal performances to show for it, he got far more than he deserved

[@TheMortalBeast]

@@AB-mw8oz and you don't deserve a proper reply on KZbin, who's the winner here?

[@AB-mw8oz]

@@TheMortalBeast I can tell you who the loser is... since he cares that much.. Look in a mirror and you'll find out

[@grantjohns]

Jus wanna say Josh - Great vid homage to that Aussie bloke who stole a lotta hearts. Nice job mate.

[@JustSomeDinosaurPerson]

Thank you for reminding me how good the Monaco 2018 win was. Still one of my all time favorites.

[@marcoarcadio8953]

Nothing but love for a true person and a phenomenal driver. My favourite Aussie ❤

[@romano-britishmedli7407]

Daniel Ricciardo was, and still is, one of my favourite F1-drivers of the modern era. I remember witnessing his beginnings of a career in 2012 and 2013, and especially his prime of 2014 - 2018. It was so much fun. He will definitively be remembered as a great F1-driver, and that is a legacy on its own. I will always have fond memories of his win in China 2018. Thank you, Ricciardo. :)

[@Aeropunk08]

Thank you for making this Josh. I felt like I was crazy when my friends who are new F1 fans didn't understand why I was upset at Ricciardo being dropped, or why he was my favourite driver. This is why. Everything in this video is why. Thanks mate.

[@Phoon996]

Unfortunately he could not find a good career move. Max was too good for him, Renault was not going anywhere and McLaren were not giving him the time of day. Were I him, Id never have come back with RB. Thanks Danny, keep smiling.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

What do you mean when you say McLaren weren't giving him the time of day? McLaren engineers spent hundreds of hours with Danny at the factory, trying to figure out why he wasn't jiving with the car. They literally gave Lando the "hold position" order at Monza. It was NOT McLarens fault that Danny Ric can not adapt to different cars. Everyone else seemed to adapt. Charles, Max, Lando, Carlos, George, Lewis (even though he took a bit to get used to the new package, he still got it.) They all adapted their driving style to fit the cars, and he couldn't. Maybe Danny was just a bit overrated. I can't believe you just had me defending McLaren, of ALL teams..... I've been a Ferrari fan since 1982, and you've just made me defend McLaren!

[@huh4206]

​@@Spike-sk7qlYou had absolutely no reason to bring in the team orders when there were multiple races when Lando was slower and they had Ricciardo stay back to not challenge him. And they didn't order Lando to not attack Ricciardo at Monza, they said that because they knew Ricciardo had the speed to win this thing on pace. He was tyre saving, evident by his fastest lap on final lap. Be quiet if you don't know things. Talking about adaptability,only Carlos from that list of people you said ever drove in completely different type of cars. Max nor Lando nor Charle have changed teams since their first move and haven't had to adapt to anything. Neither has Lewis. Carlos went through renault oversteer and Mclaren understeer, and was fine. And just because one adjusts and one doesn't, doesn't make them overrated. Carlos can adapt etc, but he hasn't done a single thing like Ricciardo has at Red Bull even with better machinery at Ferrari.

[@huh4206]

​@@Spike-sk7ql and no one cares if you've been a fan since 1982 or 1900

[@stephenshadenough]

I wasn't ready for this. What a legend - will always love this guy!

[@camdaddy623]

Revell you are the best storyteller on YT!

[@arrestedsteve8276]

Thank you for honouring our Aussie hero - well done!

[@kickdawson]

Why are we acting like his career was a tragedy? The guy is in a very low percentage of drivers with the amount of wins he had. He took a daring move to another team, that should be applauded, I wish drivers took more risk. The same that Lewis did from McLaren to Merc. A real tragedy is someone like Nico Hulkenberg. Clear raw pace and reliability. Yet his best finish is 4th. Not even a podium to his name.

[@missashleymacmacmac]

thank you! i’m australian and i don’t get the wailing and gnashing of teeth over ricciardo

[@JustSomeDinosaurPerson]

Lewis wasn't taking a risk moving from Mclaren to Mercedes lmao He got approached in private by Niki Lauda and was given a firsthand look at their upcoming power unit for the turbo hybrid era. Lewis knew exactly what he was getting into. It wasn't much of a risk at all. Nowhere near compared to the blind faith jumps that other drivers have made.

[@kickdawson]

@ All the money was on Red Bull to continue their dominance. How many drivers have been poached on the promise of success and opportunity? Senna to Williams, Alonso to Ferrari, Montoya to McLaren etc.. You’re telling me that jumping from a championship contending team to a team that hadn’t won a constructors since 1955 wasn’t a risk? That is just pure hate towards Lewis. Almost every major media outlet questioned the move. There was absolutely no telling that they were gonna go on the run that they did.

[@JustSomeDinosaurPerson]

@@kickdawson ​ Kinda low to pick out a dead man as the "not be a success", dontcha think? Especially when you consider that the revised B spec of the Williams was by and large the fastest car. Alonso to Ferrari wasn't a risk at all lmao He was leaving Renault who were drowning and getting ready to sell off to Lotus. Montoya wasn't taking a risk either. Frank Williams was fed up with him. None of your examples make any sense at all. And the news outlets questioning Lewis's decision is just media gossip and COMPLETELY irrelevant to what I said. They didn't have insider info. It is not hard to understand that when Niki Lauda approaches you saying "hey, we have been focusing on the upcoming regs and working on a monster power unit for the past several years", that it is no longer a "big risk" and instead a calculated decision to move. Mclaren was floundering. Mercedes were on the up and clearly playing the long game. It wasn't that much of a risk. It was only a risk from the outside perspective lmao Lewis clearly understands when to move. He is not taking any risks in the teams he is choosing to sign with. To suggest that is kind of an insult to him.

[@DAMMO23]

Right in the feels josh I just got over it 😢

[@obiwan8393]

This felt like a mini tv documentary well done Josh.

[@H22EL1]

Amazing Tribute Video Josh!!! Keep up the good work.!

[@Spy1228]

It wasnt really like you said, but im going to respect your opinion about him, his time on F1 passed long time ago.

[@brianswille]

I'm going to go cry now😫🤧 Thank you for the work you put into this video.

[@forestsofneon9073]

Thanks for making me cry Josh

[@GeoffHoonigan]

We have seen many characters in the paddock (queue the OG Kimi) but besides being a brilliant driver, Daniel is relatable as a person like one of the lads and that’s a quality we were privileged enough to witness

[@B0radB0rad]

I really gotta stop cutting onions while watching these...

[@wimboformula]

Wonderful story telling about a legend of the sport. I hope Ricciardo sees this video. 🙏

[@DieselDan09]

Stunning video! Absolute perfection

[@rishidasari6014]

He is the first guy i knew in formula 1 and yes he is the purest racer no matter whom i supported in the next days he is the favorite to all of us

[@GANKINDABANK]

Just finished feeding the newborn and a new Josh revell videos drops. How good!

[@harrisonds3950]

I've managed not to cry up until now, but you got me in the last minute.

[@lightninglev6626]

6:47 A HRT video of the V8 Supercars team would be insane

[@wunyons]

My all time favourite driver, I know the last few years were rough but I truly believe he would've been a champion if he played his cards right, absolutely heart broken his journey is over now

[@zeroelus]

Bravo!! Wonderful video mate! If I wasn't too busy crying I'd have more good things to say about the video but...real good job.

[@lucille_the_rat]

Excellent video, delivered beautifully. Much love DR 🤙

[@dantofoz11]

Top quality work Josh, great video.

[@souter224]

He really deserved a better fair well, definitely a fan of Dani Ric, miss you dude. Hope to see you racing again.

[@superalex120]

5:55 wait pls say this isn’t real😨😨😨

[@sleekskyline120]

yeah what a second kidnapped by what???

[@canadian1584]

There are no mountains in Saskatchewan. It's very flat. According to Wikipedia Daniel was doing third driver duties for Torro Rosso at the Chinese grand prix.

[@AyyFuji]

Just when I was finally comfortable with it, enjoying Formula 1 without my personal F1 hero, Josh comes in at 2am to ruin my week lmao. I'm gonna wait until the morning to watch, but this is gonna be my final piece of closure lol. Thank you for giving us one final goodbye.

[@nkmcfrln]

11:58 AM here in Canada 🇨🇦

[@agruber630]

Your line about Danny wanting to steal your honey AND your honey had me cracking up. Reminds me of a great song lyric. "Girls with boyfriends are the kind I like; I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike"

[@superferrariman]

Josh, I have to say, despite hating Helmut as well, that Red Bull is not the only option and a good driver will find their way. The RB junior program is big but not the only pathway to ultra fast cars 🤓

[@kriskay5020]

The man who made F1 fun to watch

[@erSancheh]

Babe, wake up, new Josh Revell just dropped.

[@President-JonSnow.Malkowich]

Daniel is always here. He never left! He never will!

[@thegreatmilkguitar]

Daniel was a spectacular driver that just so happened to be surrounded by some of the greatest drivers of all time. From reigning champ seb vettel to Mercedes lewis, and then Max comes along.

[@sam21462]

Beautifully done, Josh, bravo.

[@noahparedess]

reason that I came to love the sport. wish nothing but the best for the honey badger 🐐

[@justwobert9850]

Danny Ric and JP Montoya are the same driver for a different generation, and there's a reason that they're both favourites for many, including myself

[@davidjv9800]

great video Josh, really well done

[@dipper6738]

Like that one crowd said: “What does the back of Lewis car look like ?” “😂🖕”

[@krishburman2471]

damn i miss daniel

[@benallison8723]

As soon as i saw this video pop up, i knew it was gonna be heartbreaking

[@TheMortalBeast]

Thank you for an amazing tribute to the all time fave! No matter what others say, I still consider him the best driver of his generation (Bottas, Perez, Hulkenberg), and he's still the only one to consistently beat Max. His absence feels even worse because he got replaced by Lawson, who might be fast and deserve a shot, but makes Helmut Marko look like the nicest guy to ever grace F1 paddock.