BELIEVE it or not, Daniel Ricciardo isn’t perfect.

The golden boy of Australian sport, who will once again carry local hopes at next weekend’s Melbourne Grand Prix, has admitted as much.

Ricciardo answered questions from racing fans in a Q&A published on motorsport website gpupdate.net this week, including whether there is anything he isn’t good at.

“I’m sure there are some things I’m not good at,” Ricciardo said.

“In terms of sports, I think my ability to pick things up is quite good, so hand-eye-coordination and things like that. Singing is definitely something I’m not good at. I wish I could be good at it, but that’s a skill I definitely don’t have.”

media_camera That’s Parkway Drive pumping out of Ricciardo’s headphones.

Other questions included his favourite band (Australian metal group Parkway Drive) and how he managed to break Lewis Hamilton’s record for the fastest lap in Top Gear’s ‘Star in a Reasonably Priced Car’ challenge.

“I was giving it a go and was trying different lines,” Ricciardo said.

“I eventually tucked the mirrors in as well to give it a bit more of an aerodynamic effect. A few people spotted that. We obviously got a few laps done so it wasn’t a one hit wonder. But I would say smooth aggression is definitely the secret.”

Given Ricciardo only edged Hamilton by seven tenths of a second, the mirrors may have made the difference.

Former Red Bull teammate Seb Vettel, who will debut with Ferrari this season, was also a topic of discussion.

“I don’t think that my performance had any impact on his decision to be honest,” Ricciardo said.

“I think Sebastian has the potential to have a good second half of his career with Ferrari. It’s a new step for him and a new motivation. So yeah I see possibilities for him to return to the top and hopefully I will have something to say about it.”

media_camera Seb Vettel will still be a rival but at another team.

Ricciardo also said he’d pack more races into the calendar if it was up to him.

“With the amount of races, honestly I would like to do more,” he said.

“But then that wouldn’t leave time for all the off-track stuff like sponsor commitments and such. If we could do everything at the racetrack then 30 races a year would be awesome and then still start in March and end in October to have a proper off-season. It’s very unrealistic and sounds hectic, but it would be very cool. I’d love to see Macau on the calendar and Brands Hatch GP. That would be really great. Bathurst would be cool as well.”

media_camera Who wouldn’t want to watch Ricciardo fly around Bathurst in one of these?

Originally published as Ricciardo reveals his biggest weakness