Ricciardo approached Marko for a new bet: "I'm never gonna get a tattoo"

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11:24, 23 Aug 2020

Helmut Marko and Daniel Ricciardo made a bet with each other in 2018. The current Renault driver thought Valtteri Bottas would leave for Mercedes for the 2019 season, while Marko didn't see that happen. Red Bull Racing's advisor won that bet, but Ricciardo is looking for revenge.

Marko states at Motorsport-Total.com that there is not yet a new bet for 2020 on the table. Ricciardo has already made a proposal, but the 77-year-old Austrian says he has not agreed. "He came up with a tattoo. So I said, 'I'm never gonna get a tattoo in my life'."

Abiteboul the new victim

Ricciardo did manage to persuade his Renault team boss to participate in the tattoo competition. Cyril Abiteboul will have to get a tattoo the moment the driver from Perth manages to take the podium this season.

The relationship between Marko and Ricciardo is still good, even though the Australian suddenly decided to close the door on Red Bull in the summer of 2018. Marko has some nice words left for his former pupil. "Ricciardo is one of the top drivers."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Ricciardo approached Marko for a new bet: "I'm never gonna get a tattoo"

Abiteboul the new victim

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