Daniel Ricciardo reveals which celebrity shoey made him think 'this has gone too far' - and opens up on wearing adult nappies when he races
- Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo made shoeys fashionable
- Esteemed actor Sir Patrick Stewart once got into the spirit
- Sunday will see F1 Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne
Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has somehow made shoeys popular with celebrities - but he admits he was stunned to see actor Sir Patrick Stewart indulge himself with a beer and boot following a Grand Prix in Canada.
The Perth-born driver told Nova FM radio hosts Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald, Kate Ritchie and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli he was shocked at the scenes that unfolded in Montreal back in 2017.
'[Actor] Gerard Butler was there [presenting], and [Sir] Patrick Stewart... he actually asked to do a shoey,' Ricciardo recalled on Wednesday.
'That was the moment for me when I thought wow, this has gone too far.
'I eventually got [fellow F1 driver] Lewis Hamilton to do one ... for years he said no, but then during Covid, he did it.'
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Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has somehow made shoeys popular with celebrities (pictured right, with Lewis Hamilton)
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Ricciardo didn't know what to think when esteemed actor Sir Patrick Stewart (left) indulged in a shoey after the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix in 2017
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Ricciardo is on local shores ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this Sunday at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne
Ricciardo was also quizzed about whether he wears adult nappies during races in case he can't avoid relieving himself.
'That could be a good investment opportunity,' he joked to the Nova hosts.
'We aren't in the car that long, maybe 90 minutes or two hours, so we tend to go before the race ... and once we are racing, the urge [toilet] tends to go.
'I'm also a nice guy, I don't want my mechanics to have to deal with that.'
Ricciardo is on local shores ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this Sunday at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne.
It will be his 10th career race on Australian soil - and could well be his last.
The veteran Formula One star was forced to watch last year's race from the sidelines as a reserve driver as he hit a low point in his career.
He also rejected talk from former world champion and fellow Aussie Alan Jones that he is 'past his best.'
'You can't kind of look too far ahead and predict what is going to happen or what could happen,' he said.
'I'm honestly really happy with where I'm at. 'I think just the mindset now of going racing, making every weekend count and putting everything I can into it - hopefully the fans appreciate that.'