McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo tattooed a tattooist after former Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul finally honoured a bet from last season and got himself inked.
Abiteboul promised to get a tattoo if Ricciardo scored a podium for Renault in 2020, which the Australian did at the Nuerburgring and Imola in October and November.
Ricciardo posted images on social media of the tattoo being applied and told reporters at the Saudi Grand Prix in Jeddah that the Frenchman was now "stamped for life".
"A lot of people, I think lost faith that it was ever going to happen, so we got there, it was a good time.
"There was definitely some negotiating – design, size and all the rest of it – but actually in the end, pretty happy with the result.
"I was excited for Cyril, it was the first one [he had], so it’s a big deal. I ended up actually giving the artist a tattoo, so that was my little release for the day," Ricciardo said.
"I tattooed the tattoo artist. Pretty terribly, but yes. What did I give him? I gave him a ‘3’ ... I left happy and fulfilled."
Ricciardo's McLaren boss Zak Brown has also acquired a tattoo thanks to his driver, the American sporting a Monza-themed design after the Australian led a one-two there in September.
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Ricciardo turned tattooist after Abiteboul honoured bet
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McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo tattooed a tattooist after former Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul finally honoured a bet from last season and got himself inked.
Abiteboul promised to get a tattoo if Ricciardo scored a podium for Renault in 2020, which the Australian did at the Nuerburgring and Imola in October and November.
Ricciardo posted images on social media of the tattoo being applied and told reporters at the Saudi Grand Prix in Jeddah that the Frenchman was now "stamped for life".
"A lot of people, I think lost faith that it was ever going to happen, so we got there, it was a good time.
"There was definitely some negotiating – design, size and all the rest of it – but actually in the end, pretty happy with the result.
"I was excited for Cyril, it was the first one [he had], so it’s a big deal. I ended up actually giving the artist a tattoo, so that was my little release for the day," Ricciardo said.
"I tattooed the tattoo artist. Pretty terribly, but yes. What did I give him? I gave him a ‘3’ ... I left happy and fulfilled."
Ricciardo's McLaren boss Zak Brown has also acquired a tattoo thanks to his driver, the American sporting a Monza-themed design after the Australian led a one-two there in September.
Reuters
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