Daniel Ricciardo’s ‘shoey’ turned probably the most iconic celebrations in Method 1 historical past via its capability to make everybody chuckle and wince on the similar time, and he as soon as bought Hollywood star Gerard Butler concerned in a few of his antics.
Whereas many F1 followers attribute Daniel Ricciardo as the primary individual to deliver the ‘shoey’ to the world stage, MotoGP rider Jack Miller was the primary man in motorsports to rejoice a race win by consuming champagne out of his shoe.
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Miller whipped off his boot on the 2016 Dutch TT to mark his very first win within the premier class, inspiring Ricciardo to do the identical in celebration of his one hundredth race in F1 on the German Grand Prix afterward in the identical 12 months.
Ricciardo would go on to state {that a} ‘shoey’ was a broader Australian custom that was popularised by a browsing and fishing group referred to as ‘The Mad Hueys’.
It turned a staple of Ricciardo’s podium appearances, and he ended up getting a number of different drivers to get in on the act with him, in addition to some podium visitors who dared to drink from the sweat-sodden shoe.
Daniel Ricciardo managed to get Gerard Butler to do a ‘shoey’ after the 2016 United States Grand Prix
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Mark Webber was the primary sufferer of Ricciardo’s now legendary celebration. As a fellow Australian, Webber couldn’t say no when the Crimson Bull star provided him a swig of champagne on the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Hollywood star Gerard Butler then turned the primary non-F1 determine to undergo Ricciardo’s gauntlet.
The Scottish actor was doing the pre-podium interviews with the top-three finishers of the 2016 United States Grand Prix earlier than Ricciardo crammed his shoe with Crimson Bull and provided it to Butler.
To his credit score, Butler chugged the ungodly combination in a single earlier than pretending to go out from the stunt as roars erupted on the Circuit of the Americas.
Ricciardo would go on to coerce Sir Patrick Stewart into replicating Butler’s feat on the Canadian Grand Prix within the following 12 months.
To his credit score, Stewart advised Ricciardo that he would love to participate within the celebration, and even toasted the group earlier than seeing off the champagne-filled boot.
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Daniel Ricciardo lastly bought Lewis Hamilton to do a shoey on the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Regardless of Lewis Hamilton dominating the rostrum throughout the top of Ricciardo’s ‘shoey’ antics, it took the Australian a very long time earlier than he lastly satisfied the seven-time world champion to have a drink with him.
After Ricciardo secured his second podium in three races throughout the 2020 season, Hamilton couldn’t assist however ask for a shot.
Ricciardo was greatly surprised by the request, telling reporters, together with , following the post-race celebrations, “I used to be about to drink an attractive recent one, and I heard Lewis saying ‘take your different shoe off.’
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“I used to be like ‘No…’ as a result of actually, I believe it was three years in the past on the rostrum, he goes, ‘I’ll by no means, ever do this, I’ll by no means drink it. You’ll be able to provide me, you possibly can drive me, I’ll by no means do it’. And he even requested for it at this time.
“So it took me without warning, however 2020 is the 12 months of the unusual, so it was good enjoyable.”
Hamilton would later inform journalists that the refreshment had tasted like ‘toe jam’, however noticed a silver lining from the second.
He added, “I imply, I don’t actually like champagne as it’s, nevertheless it positively tastes worse. However what’s constructive is that Daniel’s mum thinks I used to be sport, so I’m grateful for that.”
