Australian F1 star Daniel Ricciardo drives his RB7 car across the country in epic off-track road trip

Australian Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo has made an exciting return to the cockpit as he raced his RB7 F1 car around the country in an epic off-track road trip.

At one point during the “Daniel Ricciardo’s Great Aussie Road Trip” video, the 33-year-old duels with a helicopter flying narrowly overhead in a wild stunt.

Credit: Graeme Murray / Red Bull Content PoolDaniel Ricciardo takes to the Australian outback with Toby Price.

Credit: Graeme Murray / Red Bull Content PoolRicciardo then teams up with aerobatic pilot Matt Hall at the Sea Cliff Bridge in Wollongong as he flies around corners at death-defying speeds.

Credit: Graeme Murray / Red Bull Content PoolPrice’s mega Trophy Truck and Ricciardo’s RB7 drift and swerve through tractors, harvesters, bush chooks, Skippy and even a drop bear.

After being controversially dumped by McLaren with a year left on his contract, Ricciardo opted to sit out the Formula 1 season and returned to Red Bull as a reserve driver.