Ricciardo mocks Verstappen: 'Two World titles and not even a beard'

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23:05, 20 Oct 2022

Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo are still good buddies. The two drivers did not have to sit down together at the press conference on the Thursday of the US Grand Prix weekend as they did in Japan, but they happened to meet in the square. Ricciardo congratulated Verstappen on his second world title, which culminated in a comical conclusion to the conversation.

After congratulating his former teammate, Verstappen asks if Ricciardo is doing well. Indeed, the McLaren driver has tried to make his beard as American as possible for this weekend. Ricciardo then laughingly hooks into that, saying that as a two-time world champion, Verstappen does not even have a beard at all.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Ricciardo mocks Verstappen: 'Two World titles and not even a beard'

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