#daniel appreciation

[mari-beau]

Daniel Chalmers does not buy your bullshit.

[billscciardo]

Daniel Ricciardo: Calm in the face of adversity - An appreciation post

Since Daniel is going through a little rough patch again, I want to point out something that I admire him a lot for, and that is the way he carries himself even when he's going through hard times and how resilient he is. Plus, the way he manages to inspire his teammates to be better through his mentality and way of tackling these situations.

After going through the whole McLaren saga, Daniel willingly put himself in the "rookie" team of the team he left at his peak, that in itself takes so much belief in yourself and the willingness to throw yourself back in the game, start from the ground up again, despite knowing the risks if things don't go as planned. Building his confidence back up after McLaren is already an immense feat, and him being in F1 again shows how much he's willing to fight for it. Not only that but coming into Alpha Tauri/VCARB, he took it upon himself to have a sort of team leader role in the sense of car development and technical aspects, believing that his inputs/feedback can lead the team in the right direction (this is showing more with Yuki than him at the moment on track, but the team and Yuki himself have given Daniel credit for it). He's a genuinely strong person, who is extremely confident in his own abilities but also able to take the blame when he believes he's at fault for mistakes/mishaps as he will be the first to admit so when it's the case.

We have statements from former and current teammates about how Daniel's mentality and way of conducting himself has helped them become better people and better drivers.

Quotes from Lando (from 2023, and 2022):

Lando pointing out how despite his struggles Daniel would keep his belief in himself and the strength to keep pushing despite it all, which was inspiring for him too as a person and as a driver.

Quote from Yuki (5th of April 2024):

And now, we have Yuki saying that the way Daniel communicates and stays consistent behind the wheel especially stands out and has prompted him to want to change his own approach to it. Daniel staying relatively calm and collected in the way he communicates his frustrations to the team, even while he's struggling, is something that I respect him a lot for.

This is where I want to give credit to Daniel for being a good teammate, from Max to Lando and now Yuki, all of them have had nice things to say about Daniel in terms of learning from him and coming out better in at least some way after/while being teammates with him. Tired of the narrative that he isn't a good teammate because he may run his mouth sometimes in the heat of the moment (something almost all the drivers do). Max has always described him as open and honest and willing to talk things out, without needing to resort to mind games or anything of the sort, and it's part of why he appreciated his time with Daniel as his teammate despite their tensions at the time. The way Daniel can stay positive, civil and have respect for his team and teammates even in the face of challenges is incredible.

People often overlook how good of a communicator Daniel is and how he's a very focused and calm driver who gives excellent feedback once the helmet is on, all because of his funny and always-smiling persona off track. There is more than a reason Red Bull still saw value in him as a driver, to the point of offering him a contract while his hand was injured, and that the teams he's worked with, even if he may have struggled with some, talk positively about him almost always.

Anyway, my point is that it's extremely admirable and inspiring how Daniel has been able to pick himself up even after getting shot down repeatedly and continues to have the passion and belief in himself that he does have a place that he is deserving of in F1. This while also motivating his teammates to want to do better themselves and to take on some of his best qualities. It's been rough out here lately for Daniel fans so I mostly want to add some positivity and shed a little light on the real person, driver and teammate Daniel is and not the one his haters have decided he is.

[sreabhadh]

CAAAAARLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSS

For context, I have no idea who Carlos is, but I bet everyone on the production team etc absolutely loved him lol. (First pic is from the Moana 1 end credits and the other 2 are from Moana 2)

I watched Moana 1 and 2 with my Darling and a long time best friend (basically sister) today and in the credits of the first one we noticed there was a category labeled "Caffeination" with one person's name under it: Carlos. We found this wonderful and hilarious, this one guy that apparently brought so much coffee/caffeinated beverages to everyone that he earned his own category, and have it all to himself- it's just glorious lol.

Then, after a lot of chatting and getting distracted, a little bit of cooking and some other stuff we watched Moana 2. We enjoyed it - though we all agreed it was way too fast paced and trippy and should've stayed as a tv show as was the original plan - but I think we enjoyed it even more than we were expecting to, since we'd not heard great things about it prior.

But then. Came the end credits. We waited. We watched. And there it was. Title: CAFFEINATION

*cue cheering and "heck yeahs"*

Names: Carlos Benavides

"CARLOOOOOOOOOSSSSS!!!!"

Daniel DuChateau

"He has a buddy! Carlos has a buddy this time!"

So. In conclusion:

CARLOOOOOOOOOSSSSS (And Daniel of course too lol)

[blubary]

I'm surprised nobody in Little Hope noticed how distressed and sad Daniel was. My man was about to cry and nobody cared😭

It should've been like this.

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Jarod Rawiri as Daniel Chalmers The Brokenwood Mysteries 11x04 "How The Other Half Dies"

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Jarod Rawiri as Daniel Chalmers The Brokenwood Mysteries 11x03 "All Hallow's Eve"

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Jarod Rawiri as Daniel Chalmers in The Brokenwood Mysteries 11x01 "The Ghost in You"

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Jarod Rawiri as Daniel Chalmers The Brokenwood Mysteries 11x04 "How The Other Half Dies"