Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo’s surprise real estate move

Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo will set fans’ hearts racing with his surprise next real estate move in Australia.

Formula 1 sensation Daniel Ricciardo will be the star act at one of Australia’s biggest real estate conferences next month.

The 36-year-old will sit down for a rare one-on-one interview in front of more than 3000 people attending Ray White’s sold-out Connect 2025 conference on the Gold Coast.

It comes off the back of the fan-favourite racer being dropped by Red Bull’s junior team, Racing Bulls, after the 2024 Singapore GP.

Daniel Ricciardo, photographed in September last year at the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore, Singapore. Photo: Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images.

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He has remained relatively quiet about life away from F1 ever since.

The Aussie star who helped transform Formula 1 into a global phenomenon through Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” will sit down with renowned sports presenter, Mel McLaughlin.

Ricciardo has an impressive resume, boasting eight wins, 32 podiums, and a career driving for Oracle Red Bull Racing, McLaren F1, Renault F1, and AlphaTauri and Visa Cash App.

Dan White speaks at the Ray White Connect 2022 conference.

Nedd Brockmann will speak about his incredible feat of running 1600km for charity at Ray White Connect 2025. Picture: Thomas Lisson.

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He also has an international wine business, DR3 Wines, and a global motorsports-inspired lifestyle apparel business, Enchanté.

Other speakers at the event include Nedd Brockmann, the fastest ever Australian to run across the country, and second fastest in the world having completed the run from Perth to Bondi Beach.

Joe Brumm, creator of the worldwide sensation Bluey, will unpack how a simple story about a six-year-old Blue Heeler grew into a cultural touchstone that’s reshaping how we think about family entertainment.

Bingo and Bluey in Brisbane. Joe Brumm, the creator of the hit series, will speak at Ray White Connect 2025. Photo: Lyndon Mechielsen.

Pictured at her head office in Sydney is MCoBeauty's Founder & CEO, Shelley Sullivan. Picture: Richard Dobson.

Shelley Sullivan — the mind behind Australia’s number-one selling cosmetics brand, MCoBeauty, will reveal how she transformed a six-product start-up into a billion-dollar global powerhouse.

And, Jess Gallagher, the only Australian athlete — Olympic or Paralympic — to win medals at both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games will also take to the stage.

Ray White Connect 2025 will be held on August 11 and 12, with REA Group a major sponsor.

Paralympic medallist Jess Gallagher will speak at the Ray White Connect 2025 conference. Picture: Brad Fleet.

Originally published as Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo’s surprise real estate move