Brief backstory: Daniel Ricciardo is a Formula 1 driver who was driving for Red Bull (the currently dominant team,) made a couple of moves to other teams over the years, then tucked tail and accepted a spot as a third/reserve driver for Red Bull again this season. Well, rookie Nyck de Vries at Red Bull's sister team Alpha Tauri lost his seat, and Ricciardo has been called up to replace him. Meanwhile, many (including myself) thought Ricciardo was gunning for Sergio "Checo" Perez's seat at Red Bull. Checo is the teammate of Max Verstappen, and compared to Max, who has literally obliterated everyone else this season, he's been struggling (and by "struggling," I mean he's currently #2 in the World Driver's Championship behind Max, so... doing awful?) and the buzz was he might lose his seat, and Ricciardo would get a proper Bull again.