An intriguing image of Aussie Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo’s home has recently come to light, depicting a side of the star his own family may not have seen in person.
Doing the rounds online, fans noticed the racing driver’s self-proclaimed “good looks” have been immortalised through a statue at his very own Dubai residence.
The metal structure appears to be a recreation of the 34-year-old’s Monaco race win from 2018, where he famously leaped into a pool in front of a clued-in press gallery.
Popular racing Twitter account Formula God shared the statue’s insightful inspiration.
Their post read: “THIS IS LEGENDARY Daniel Ricciardo has a STATUE of HIMSELF at his house in Dubai after winning the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix”.
TikToker Bella James spelled it out in a short video for fans who may have had trouble connecting the dots.
“This is Daniel Ricciardo’s house in Dubai, and no, your eyes aren’t deceiving you… That’s a statue of him jumping into the Monaco pool after winning in 2018. I’m not even joking,” Bella said.
She continued: “I don’t even know what to say. Go you Daniel, go you.”
While many responses were overwhelmingly in support of the Red Bull driver’s self-adoration, others couldn’t believe he owned a house in the Middle Eastern hub.
“So he’s got a house in LA, a flat in Monaco, his ranch in Perth, and now a house in Dubai?” one person said.
“I live in Dubai and I can’t for the life of me pinpoint the district he lives in,” asked another.
With Ricciardo’s Italian heritage, one commenter joked the statue’s significance to him was “his Roman empire”.
Will Buxton — author and F1 presenter — made the astute observation in 2021 that Ricciardo’s celebration was in fact an ode to the Monacan statue of the diver Piscine.