The next time Daniel Ricciardo stands on the podium he may have to think twice before breaking out his famous 'Shoey' celebration.Though an Australian tradition, Formula 1 bosses Liberty Media have reportedly taken the step of trademarking the crazy act for merchandise purposes.Everything from glasses to flasks and even small figurines featuring the Shoey have apparently been registered in 25 countries but the consequence of this move could be that the Red Bull driver is in breach of the trademark if he performs one on the podium.Aware of that possibility, Ricciardo, in his typical jovial way, said an alternative could be available for him to introduce.“To be honest I stayed off the internet for pretty much the whole time, but they trademarked the Shoey? I heard something about that,” he was quoted by PlanetF1 on Friday.“I don’t know what that means. Can I still do it or are they going to fine me every time?“I’ll take my helmet up there and do a ‘Helmety’ or something," he joked. “I’ll find out more about that."Another concern the six-time Grand Prix winner has is the monetising of the Shoey through merchandise could mean Liberty pressurise him to use the celebration at every opportunity.“Hopefully they’re not trying to stitch me up,” the 'Honey Badger' added.

The chances of seeing him drink from a sweaty racing boot at the Spanish GP on Sunday seem relatively good too after practice on Friday with the Australian second behind pacesetter Lewis Hamilton.

His day was blighted by a minor crash in the first session though, as he gently nudged the barrier on the outside of Turn 4.

“It is a bad corner to have a tailwind so it makes it tricky. It caught me out this morning," he explained.

"Any corners with a tailwind you lose a lot of rear grip. Into Turn 4 that was a tough one because there was a tailwind and it is a corner where you have to drive into it with the brake, so you load up the front and unload the rear."

Ricciardo also questioned whether the Supersoft tyre was the right choice to bring to Barcelona after very few drivers made it work for an entire lap.

“We didn’t really get it working. The front tyres don’t really seem like they are working well with these conditions," he commented.

“On the high fuel it was better. Then we put the Softs on and it was a lot quicker.”