How one-of-a-kind Ricciardo left a permanent mark on F1 – both on and off the track

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It's September 12, 2021, and Daniel Ricciardo is stood in the Italian Grand Prix TV pen at Monza, a multi-coloured Vans SK8-Hi trainer resting against his lips. That trainer is my trainer, but whereas 30 seconds previously it was housing my foot, now it contained the contents of a 330ml bottle of Heineken.

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