Daniel Ricciardo calls Lando Norris "a**hole" during foreign language TV interview
dailystar.co.ukDaniel Ricciardo suffered an embarrassing language blunder as he attempted to conduct an interview in Italian following the French Grand Prix.
The Australian F1 star finished a solid ninth in his McLaren at Paul Ricard, two places behind teammate Lando Norris. The Alpines of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon finished sixth and eighth to move ahead of McLaren in the constructors' standings.Team harmony will be crucial over the second half of the season in what is shaping up to be a fascinating battle for fourth spot in the team championship.
And Ricciardo will have some explaining to do to Norris after accidentally insulting his stablemate when he was interviewed by Italian television. READ MORE: Daniel Ricciardo disagrees with Sky Sports F1 reporter over 'Alpine sandwich' after French GP When Ricciardo, whose father was born in Sicily, was asked about Norris, he repeatedly used the word 'stronzo', which translates to ‘s***head’ or ‘a**hole’ in English.The interviewer attempted to help Ricciardo save face, with the 33-year-old doing his best at using his language skills, or lack thereof, with Norris in the background.“Is it not a good word?” Ricciardo asked. “It is a bad word ...
more bad than good,” the interviewer told him.'Oh, scusa,' Ricciardo apologised, flashing his trademark smile, all while Norris was in the background getting ready to be interviewed himself. What is your favourite F1 mishap?
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