Daniel Ricciardo mistakenly calls his teammate Lando Norris four times a “hole.”

Daniel Ricciardo mistakenly called McLaren teammate Lando Norris four times in an interview after the French Grand Prix.

Ricardo, who finished ninth in Sunday’s race, was speaking to the Italian media in his usual round of post-race interviews when he spotted Norris behind him waiting his turn to speak to reporters.

The Brits came back seventh, Ricardo was eager to praise his teammates for a good drive, smiled at the camera, declared “Land, Il Stronzo” and then three more “Stronzo”. I repeated it.

Ricardo in Australia is half Italian, but stronzo translates to “hole” or “head” in English, so he obviously needs to learn the language.

One journalist was particularly surprised by what he said, and Ricardo immediately asked him in English. Is it really that bad? “

When this was confirmed to him, the 33-year-old quickly apologized before moving on to the next reporter, with Norris telling Italian media that no one was aware of the ongoing turmoil. ..

Fortunately, the McLaren duo enjoy a healthy relationship off the course and are often cited as the oddest driver on the current F1 grid.

It wasn’t all smiles this season, as the team lost out to Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and others who have closed the gap significantly in recent years.

After 12 races in 2022, they earned a podium finish for Norris of Imola, but his closest rival Alpine came fourth in the constructor rankings.

Norris is currently in 7th place with 70 points and is the best remaining, while Ricardo is in 12th place with only 19 points.

Both signed a deal with McLaren until 2023, but there are many rumors that the team is considering a move to Australia, but recently Ricardo himself said that he would go on social media and not go anywhere.

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