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Ricciardo tattoo bet unlikely to continue at McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo admitted that McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown's fear of needles likely means his tattoo bet will be shelved. The Aussie had a bet in place with former Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul, the terms being that if Ricciardo took Renault to the podium, then Abiteboul would have to get a tattoo of Ricciardo's choice. And Ricciardo held up his end of the bargain, finishing P3 with Renault at both the Eifel and Emilia Romagna GPs in 2020. But he is not likely to offer the same deal to his new boss at McLaren, since Brown has a fear of needles. 'We were just only a couple hours ago having some lunch with Zak and he mentioned something about him hating needles,' Ricciardo is quoted by...
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