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[1Lemon]

With Dan in RBR the team seems a lot lighter, less burdened now and seems to have garnered more fans.
#KeepSmilingDan

Nice hashtag

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That's a rubbish chat up line by the way.

Source: tried it once, didn't work.

[NHcheese]

With Dan in RBR the team seems a lot lighter, less burdened now and seems to have garnered more fans.
#KeepSmilingDan

Nice hashtag

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That's a rubbish chat up line by the way.

Source: tried it once, didn't work.

You should have used one that consisted of a lemon

[Jabberwocky]

With Dan in RBR the team seems a lot lighter, less burdened now and seems to have garnered more fans.
#KeepSmilingDan

Nice hashtag

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That's a rubbish chat up line by the way.

Source: tried it once, didn't work.

Maybe she miss heard you. I have a nice what?

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[What's Burning?]

If it wasn't for bad luck, Ricciardo would have no luck at all. But #keepsmiling because not only has he out qualified his 4 time WDC team mate, three out of four so far this year. Vettel was always lauded as the qualifier of qualifiers. So this kid is doing something right!

[What's Burning?]

I came up with a new hashtag for Ricciardo.

#outofthewaygherkin

[Jabberwocky]

#toughluck...doh

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[myownalias]

I'm finding myself become quite the fan of Ricciardo; I really like the way he conducts himself, he's super cool in and out of the car and clearly has inherent speed; beating Vettel on pace three out of four times so far; Vettel is only ahead on points by virtue of Daniel's DSQ in Australia and pit-stop screwup Malaysia, neither of which was his fault. At this stage the Aussie is showing his four time WDC team mate the way forward!

[Jabberwocky]

Dan reminds me of Tracey Solomon (think that is how you spell her name)

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[sagi58]

Hey!! You're right!!

[stonemonkey]

hmmm ok, who photoshopped Dans smile onto her face?

[sagi58]

[Jabberwocky]

they sort of talk and sound the same as well.

[sagi58]

Could they be twins, separated at birth?

[sagi58]

For those who wondered if Marko had ever spoken to Ricciardo:

Marko: Those in the team who were against Ricciardo being promoted are now silent

Daniel Ricciardo has proved his doubters wrong – even those who wear a Red Bull uniform, according to Helmut Marko, the force behind the energy drink company’s driver development programme that produced world champion Sebastian Vettel.

But the programme, described by some as brutal, has also discarded its fair share of talents, including Jaime Alguersuari who was dropped at the age of just 21.

The latest Formula 1 graduates, however, are faring well, so far in 2014, including the Russian teen Daniil Kvyat at Toro Rosso, and Vettel’s new teammate at the senior team, Australian Ricciardo.

“We were absolutely right to take [Ricciardo],” Austrian Marko told Auto Bild, responding to suggestions that the top team should have signed someone like Kimi Raikkonen.

“Those in the team who were against [Ricciardo joining] are now silent,” he added.



Indeed, at present, Ricciardo is even showing up the reigning quadruple title winner Vettel in the 2014-spec RB10.

Marko says that Ricciardo confirms the Red Bull philosophy, to give young drivers a chance to show their potential to win”.

“He has shown that he can keep up with Sebastian, even under extreme pressure and difficult conditions,” he said.

As well as more than ‘keep up’ with Vettel, Ricciardo has also improved the atmosphere inside the team, said Marko, whose relationship with Mark Webber was never good.

“The mood in the team is much better now,” he said. “There is cohesion between the drivers and no more two directions.”

Webber also seems to be enjoying his new life after his seven years with Red Bull, finishing on the podium at a wet Silverstone last weekend in his world endurance debut in the Porsche prototype.

“Always tastes good,” the 37-year-old tweeted a photo of himself in his new white overalls drinking from the champagne bottle. (GMM)

[LewEngBridewell]

Nice words from Marko. And coming from someone as famously draconian as him, Daniel should be very pleased with himself for what he's achieved so far with RBR.