Daniel Ricciardo has returned serve at Jacques Villeneuve, telling the former F1 world champion to ‘eat s**t’ after his best qualifying performance of the F1 season.

Ex-champion Jacques Villeneuve yesterday questioned why Ricciardo is still in F1 and stated that his image has ultimately saved his career in a savage live television rant.

While being interviewed by Sky Sports in Montreal on Sunday morning, Ricciardo explained that he’d just learned about the F1 great’s scathing remarks.

 

‘I’ve just been told (about the comments from Villeneuve). I don’t listen or read, but there’s definitely some out there who… yeah, whatever,’ Ricciardo said.

Daniel Ricciardo has returned serve at Jacques Villeneuve, telling the former champ to 'eat s**t' after his best qualifying performance this year
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Daniel Ricciardo has returned serve at Jacques Villeneuve, telling the former champ to ‘eat s**t’ after his best qualifying performance this year

Jacques Villeneuve (pictured) has questioned why Daniel Ricciardo is still in F1


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 Jacques Villeneuve (pictured) has questioned why Daniel Ricciardo is still in F1