Daniel Ricciardo is officially back. Due to the multiple grid penalties incurred by the drivers, he will start from P-5 after putting his McLaren in P-8 in Q3. His teammate, Lando Norris, starts on P-3. It was a great qualifying session for the Australian, who has suffered in the past few races, finishing P-17 at the Dutch GP and P-15 at both Spa and Hungary.
Fans took to social media to celebrate his drive. Here are some of the best fan reactions:
"DANIEL RICCIARDO STARTING THE MONZA GP IN 5th PSOITION TOMORROW!!! AFTER WEEKS OF STRUGGLING, HE’S BACK TO HIS FAVORITE TRACK, THE TRACK THAT HE TOOK THE W LAST YEAR!!! LETS F**KING GOOO I’M SO HAPPY AND EXCITED"
"DANIELS RICCIARDO P8 IS THIS THE MOMENT?? IS THIS WHAT WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR??"
"Daniel Ricciardo I always trusted you."
"DANIEL JOSEPH RICCIARDO!!! MR.BADGER STARTING P55555 #RicNation
"P8 For Dan!! Well Done @danielricciardo! Will Start Higher Up Grid Due To Penalties But I'm Happy And I Hope He Is Too!!#DR3 #MonzaGP #F1
"Daniel Ricciardo starting P8 tomorrow! I am super proud of him! What a great qualifying."
"DANIEL JOSEPH RICCIARDO YOU ABSOLUTE LEDG[Legend] YOU ABSOLUTE STAR YOU FREAKING GOD OF MEN"
"Ricciardo took Lewis' prop to heart and stepped up his game"
"Ricciardo in Q3"
"Wake up wake up Daniel Ricciardo put the McDonalds MCL36 in p8"
"Ricciardo tomorrow afternoon on the top step of the podium remembering that he is the only driver to have won with Mclaren for almost 10 years"
Daniel Ricciardo feeling confident going into the weekend
Ricciardo will be leaving McLaren at the end of the season to make way for Oscar Piastri, the 2021 F2 champion. Ricciardo won the 2021 Italian GP last year, his only win driving the McLaren. Attending the press conference on Friday, he said the win was still fresh in his mind,
"Everything's still there. Look, you know, I don't want to say, yeah, we're going to repeat it this year, but obviously just coming into a circuit with those good feelings and good memories and stuff, it's cool."
Ricciardo further said,
"And as I said, like, take the win away, I've always just come to this track and enjoyed my time here. And it's a circuit that I have fun on."
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