Aussie F1 ace Daniel Ricciardo has put to bed rumours he and Perth model Jessica Gomes are an item after gossip on the 29-year-old’s love life spread like wildfire last year.

A report in the Herald Sun in December claimed the Renault driver had been dating fashion Gomes for several weeks. The pair reportedly tried to keep their budding romance out of the spotlight but speculation refused to die down.

Ricciardo squashed the rumours to a pulp on Friday after months of being probed by fans...