{"id":500359,"date":"2023-02-21T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=500359"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:20:41","slug":"formula-one-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/formula-one-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula One Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once upon a time, it used to be that the most talented drivers made it into Formula One. Quaint notion, I know, but that was way back in Ye Olde Times. Then it came to pass that most drivers couldn\u2019t make it into Formula One on talent alone\u2026 they also had to bring money\u2026 buckets and buckets of money. I know, I know\u2026 like neon and Member\u2019s Only jackets\u2026 so \u201980s! But now, just this year, I believe we\u2019ve entered into an entirely new era. Starting this year, apparently money and talent can now be trumped by something even more powerful\u2026 social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the off chance that you\u2019ve either been off on a Tibetan solitude retreat for the past several months or in a coma, there has been a lot of media hype building into next month\u2019s start of the 2024 F1 season. But of all the drivers making appearances and posting wacky videos online, who do you see the most? Reigning champion Verstappen? Multiple past champion Hamilton? No, the media darling of the 2024 race season is unquestionably Daniel Ricciardo\u2026 a reserve driver. 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