Something About Seeing Daniel Having Fun With His Friends In The California Sun Eased My Soul Ngl

something about seeing daniel having fun with his friends in the california sun eased my soul ngl

something about how daniel has more grace kindness and professionalism in his pinky then those ppl have in their whole selves but anyways I'M not built like that I will RAGE and be angry and bitter and DIE mad about this

i still think how daniel was walking around the paddock one last time and probably in his emotions a lot but he still took the time to smile brightly at this fan who was crying? and hugged her? like he didn't have to. his friends were leading him away. he still stopped, gave her the brightest, crinkliest smile, and gave her a hug. even in his own sadness he made sure to give her a good memory. and isn't that just the daniel ricciardo, people's princess, of it all?

they are soooooo lame. i love them (xx)

daniel ricciardo, I wish the sport loved you even half as much as you loved it.

is this a safe space? i want to scream and shout and cry because that was HIS seat, his seat, his seat. But also. He’s no longer their lightning rod, he’s no longer the PR dream to hide behind, he will forever haunt their narrative at how they messed up, and he will always be Max’s equal. He’s not going to become a rear gunner for a team that didn’t love him enough to keep their promises to him, he’s not going to take heat off of them by being sweet and kind and funny. He’s not going to be the scapegoat for the ultimate decline they will face next year and the next.

i will tell myself to rest easy, because I know a year from now, Daniel’s decision to step away from the narrative will make perfect sense.