{"id":31950,"date":"2025-09-06T05:17:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T09:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/ricciardo-retires-from-f1-now-global-ambassador-for-ford-racing\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T05:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T09:17:43","slug":"ricciardo-retires-from-f1-now-global-ambassador-for-ford-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/f1\/ricciardo-retires-from-f1-now-global-ambassador-for-ford-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricciardo Retires from F1, Now Global Ambassador for Ford Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed his definitive retirement from motorsport, taking on a new role as an ambassador for Ford&#8217;s racing division.\n\nThe renowned driver, winner of eight Formula 1 races, has been named Global Ambassador of Ford Racing, formerly known as Ford Performance, becoming the visible face of its activities in the automotive world.\n\nRicciardo, a beloved figure in the Formula 1 world, was one of the stars of the successful Netflix series &#8220;Drive to Survive&#8221;. Although it was already an open secret, Ricciardo has made official his decision not to compete again.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Although my racing days are behind me, my love for anything with wheels will always remain high and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m proud to partner with Ford to become a Global Ambassador for Ford Racing,&#8221; Ricciardo wrote.<\/p><cite>Daniel Ricciardo<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nIn his new role, Ricciardo will work closely with the Ford Racing team, focusing especially on the Raptor brand and the lifestyle it represents for many Ford customers.\n\nRicciardo explained that, when deciding to retire, he looked for the most authentic way to stay connected to the world of motorsport.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;For me, running was always about having fun. It made me happy and created memories that would last a lifetime,&#8221; he added.<\/p><cite>Daniel Ricciardo<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0905%2Fr1541347_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Ricciardo en un partido de la NFL de los Buffalo Bills en noviembre.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Daniel Ricciardo en un partido de la NFL de los Buffalo Bills en noviembre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nRicciardo&#8217;s new role with Ford Racing will not interfere with the company&#8217;s commitments in Formula 1.\n\nFord announced that the rebranding aims to unify on-road and racing vehicle operations.\n\nRicciardo is expected to participate in the Ford Raptor Rally in October and similar events during his collaboration with the company.\n\nRicciardo revealed that he bought a Raptor in 2017, even before having a house in the United States, demonstrating his priorities.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed his definitive retirement from motorsport, taking on a new role as an ambassador for Ford&#8217;s racing division. The renowned driver, winner of eight Formula 1 races, has been named Global Ambassador of Ford Racing, formerly known as Ford Performance, becoming the visible face of its activities in the automotive world. Ricciardo, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[8327,657,8328,8329],"class_list":{"0":"post-31950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-daniel-ricciardo","9":"tag-f1","10":"tag-ford-racing","11":"tag-raptor"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}