Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo once gave F1 fans a Christmas gift they’ll never forget – and it had nothing to do with racing.
Back in 2015, when they were teammates at Red Bull Racing, the duo starred in what might be the most entertaining holiday video in F1 history.
Picture this: Verstappen, now F1’s dominant champion, prancing around in a full elf costume. Next to him? Ricciardo, sporting a full Santa suit and his trademark grin.
The pair danced their way through Red Bull’s Milton Keynes factory, tossing fake snow and launching snowballs at each other like kids on a snow day.
It’s wild to think how much has changed since then. Verstappen’s gone from rookie elf to three-time world champion, while Ricciardo’s career has taken him through several teams before landing back in the Red Bull family with AlphaTauri.
But that’s what makes this video so special. It captures two of F1’s biggest personalities just having fun, before the pressure of championship battles and team switches changed everything.
The factory workers’ faces in the background are priceless – imagine seeing your team’s star drivers goofing around in holiday costumes on a regular workday.
Somewhere in Red Bull’s video archives, this gem still exists, showing us a simpler time when two teammates could just be silly together during the holiday season.
