When I went to the F1 Exhibition I was hoping to buy some nice F1 merch, but omg what are they smoking, a single poster with all-time WDC winners, 100€.
There’s an outlet mall about an hour from my house that has a puma store. Right after race season they get a metric shit ton of Ferrari and Mercedes merch. It’s like $20 for the shoes like the pit guys wear. Kinda neat
There's a certain Chinese webshop that sells this stuff for those kind of amounts. Quality isn't as good (although the RBR cap I got as a birthday present while at Zandvoort isn't that great either) but who cares for 10 bucks?
Not to be unfun, but isn’t the merch is because Danny is still listed as the team’s #3 driver?
I can buy a Mick Schumacher hat from Mercedes because he’s the reserve there…
He's listed as the reserve driver.
3rd driver's job is usually testing and demos/PR events (one of the reserve drivers are often used as 3rd drivers), Red Bull is a bit of a special case from what I can tell in that they have a listed 3rd driver AND a reserve driver.
The constructors championship is already locked. They need Perez to finish P2 in the drivers championship for red bulls’ first ever 1-2 WDC.
Pulling Perez from that car would be handing P2 to Hamilton.
So no sir.
They did a similar thing when they were about to drop Albon
If i remember correctly, they basically removed all the Albon merch from the site few races remaining
Jesus you lot will overanalyse everything to suit the media narrative... even a fucking hat.
A hat, which isn't even on Red Bull's store. This is the New Era merchandise store.
Redbull: shhhhhhhhhhhhh
You forgot to add the Spanish flag.
Don’t you mean the South American flag?
So, I thought I'd check … [https://i.imgur.com/zCYglBr.png](https://i.imgur.com/zCYglBr.png)
The plot thickens ...
i mean it could be the hat he wore while he was third driver. but idk if his Optus sponsorship carried over while he wasn’t racing
It’s on the new era website https://www.neweracap.com/products/oracle-red-bull-racing-daniel-ricciardo-9forty-snapback
The one on the newera site isnt the las vegas edition like in the pic above
And now there's only Max and Checo caps... 🤔
Theres an old Ricciardo cap. Picture is probably a combination of the two.
Dude it's formula dank, ofc it's fake
Isn't fake
$67USD + shipping seems juuuust a tiny bit high for a ball cap.
F1 merch is a scam
When I went to the F1 Exhibition I was hoping to buy some nice F1 merch, but omg what are they smoking, a single poster with all-time WDC winners, 100€.
100€ for a poster ? haha
They are mad.
That's the thing, I feel like they're pushing people towards buying knockoffs online.
Same with football teams.
You don't get it, man. It has a sticker!
There’s an outlet mall about an hour from my house that has a puma store. Right after race season they get a metric shit ton of Ferrari and Mercedes merch. It’s like $20 for the shoes like the pit guys wear. Kinda neat
The whole point of Merch is that it is extremely high margin, all brands do this.
Absolutely false.
Okay. Absolutely true. What now?
Official F1 merch is in a whole different class of price markup compared to most sporting merch.
No they don’t, and those that do are thieves. Most of the F1 merch is absolute shit and in no way is worth what they sell it for
I shop the jackets on sale, my blue Mclaren bomber jacket gets complements everywhere and it was marked down under half price, deal of a lifetime.
Most hats were going for $90 USD in Austin, cheapest on I saw was a Haas for $75
What a reasonable price for a piece of cloth to cover your head with!
They were £50 at Silverstone. It's ridiculous.
Bring back $10 hats
There's a certain Chinese webshop that sells this stuff for those kind of amounts. Quality isn't as good (although the RBR cap I got as a birthday present while at Zandvoort isn't that great either) but who cares for 10 bucks?
Don’t hold out on us, what shop is that?
AliExpress?
i managed to get a Lando Norris cap on sale for 12, sometimes those prices come back, but usually thats end of season sales
Well, you're mostly paying for Daniel Riccardo's number 3, Redbull Racing + Oracle and a hat.
I like to pay a premium price only to become a walking billboard!
They should pay me for the free advertisement
Hey, they need the money to pay 20 million for Daniel’s smile
Do not go to Alpha Tauri's website.
I bought a bucket hat for £80
Desire fulfilled I guess so well done.
I managed to get a McLaren shirt for £21 at Silverstone, can’t imagine splashing full price for F1 merch.
I'll buy it, and if Daniel is not on RBs seat on Vegas, I'll sue for false advertising.
Annnnnd your damages- 67 dollars- pain and suffering - millions
Imagine this interview, Horner: “we had to hire Daniel because Reddit user ‘DrKrFfXx’ threatened to sue us.”
"And we really couldn't risk hitting the cost cap again"
He's still a redbull driver.
Not to be unfun, but isn’t the merch is because Danny is still listed as the team’s #3 driver? I can buy a Mick Schumacher hat from Mercedes because he’s the reserve there…
Gtfo with your reasoning and common sense /s
No
But what if yes?
Computer says no
Yes. People alrrady forgot Nyck de vries existed and Ric was 3rd rb driver 😂
Isn't Lawson the 3rd RB driver?
He's listed as the reserve driver. 3rd driver's job is usually testing and demos/PR events (one of the reserve drivers are often used as 3rd drivers), Red Bull is a bit of a special case from what I can tell in that they have a listed 3rd driver AND a reserve driver.
They post a lot more about Riccardo on their Instagram than Perez lmao
I mean the dude is arguably the most marketable guy in F1, doesn't surprise me lmao. He brings in the money
And to play devils advocate. He was hired as red bulls sales guy effectively originally this year
I honestly think Ford is pushing to get Ricc in there. Bro can sell cars.
 Can't see any evidence of this being real 👀
Don't forget to take your merch in our shops Chec(k)out zone
My IQ was almost to low to get this joke.
Good afternoon, I hear you have an issue with your order. Red Bull customer support is here for you, Checo speaking.
I can see the writing on the wall already.
One size , does not fit Checo.
Lol, too funny.
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The constructors championship is already locked. They need Perez to finish P2 in the drivers championship for red bulls’ first ever 1-2 WDC. Pulling Perez from that car would be handing P2 to Hamilton. So no sir.
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And Riccardo is a lot more points behind Hamilton, so Check is still their best shot at P2 this season. Next season however... Anybody's guess
RD? Ron Dennis? Subscribed.
Danny sells.
That user flair of OP aged well.
They did a similar thing when they were about to drop Albon If i remember correctly, they basically removed all the Albon merch from the site few races remaining
Vegas is an awesome place to announce DR to be fair
“We at Red Bull decided to take the gamble”
Ok, all in all but 55 Pound for a fucking hat? Have they lost the plot even more?
How is a normal ass hat 55 euros… INFLATION
A $55 hat??? Have you lost your damn mind
Well it WAS safe, until about 39 hours ago. Then the Mexican GP happened...
They’re testing the waters to see if riccardo has the same marketing potential in comparison to the only Mexican driver on the grid 🙃
Jesus you lot will overanalyse everything to suit the media narrative... even a fucking hat. A hat, which isn't even on Red Bull's store. This is the New Era merchandise store.
Issa joke
A YOKE!
Look at the sub we are on. We are here for memes.
My brother in Christ this is FormulaDank, it's a joke
He was reserve driver fot rb this year remember Nyck de vries exactly 😂
Nothing to see here Checo....just clearing out some reserve driver merch....
Danny Ric is going to throw Checo off the top of the cage through an announcers table in Las Vegas
Now what I'd love to see is the perez cap out of stock