Former System 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo made a uncommon public look at a Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Newcastle with Sky Sports activities F1 presenter Natalie Pinkham through the Brazil Grand Prix weekend.
The 2 have been mates for a very long time, with the Australian driver being the godfather to Pinkham’s son, Wilf.
“The little story behind that’s that we couldn’t resolve who to make godparents for our youngsters, proper, and so my husband and I made a decision we’d wait six months, and see who made essentially the most effort with Wilf,” she beforehand defined throughout an look on the Pitstop podcast. “As a result of typically you make godparents out of kind of legacy mates and you then remorse it. Since you go, they don’t actually care in regards to the child.”
“With no shadow of a doubt, he made essentially the most effort. He’d be like ‘Can I come over?’ and I’m like, ‘Really, I’m not there’, [and he would say] ‘I’m truly coming to see Wilf’. I promise you, the person is simply, something you assume you recognize about Daniel and his kindness and his compassion, and clearly everyone knows that he’s an unimaginable racer and an excellent lad, a very good snigger, however it’s the kindness, that I don’t assume lots of people realise how deep that’s.”
Daniel Ricciardo International Ford Racing Ambassador (1)
Ricciardo confirmed his retirement from racing in September 2025 after stepping away from F1 in 2024.
“Whereas my racing days are behind me, my love for something with wheels will at all times stay excessive and for that I’m proud to be partnering with Ford to grow to be a International Ford Racing Ambassador,” the previous Purple Bull driver defined as his partnership with Ford Racing was introduced on 5 September 2025.
“I’m going to be working intently with the Ford Racing crew and particularly deal with the wonderful Raptor model and life-style that Raptor has grow to be for a lot of of Ford’s clients.
“So why now and why me? Once I determined it was time to retire, I assumed lengthy and exhausting about discovering essentially the most genuine method to keep linked to the world of motorsports.
“For me, racing was at all times about having enjoyable. It made me completely satisfied and created reminiscences that may final a lifetime.”
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