AlphaTauri's Ricciardo, in just his third grand prix since earning a drive with the Red Bull-backed outfit, fractured his left hand when he and fellow Australian Oscar Piastri crashed on the same turn.
abc.net.au/news/daniel-ricciardo-to-miss-dutch-grand-prix-due-to-broken-wrist/102779836Comeback driver Daniel Ricciardo is out of the Dutch Grand Prix after suffering a broken wrist in practice when he and fellow Australian Oscar Piastri crashed on the same turn.
The drivers were able to clamber out of their cars after their accidents but the 34-year-old Ricciardo had difficulty extricating himself because his hand had still been on the steering wheel as he hit the wall."An X-ray confirmed he sustained a break to a metacarpal on his left hand, and this injury will not allow him to continue his duties, so he will be replaced by the team's reserve driver Liam Lawson for the remainder of this weekend," his team reported.
Ricciardo had been powering around on the same line and, despite a warning yellow flag, then also swerved into the wall, hitting the brakes after seemingly only glimpsing the McLaren late. The 22-year-old, who had been a test driver at Alpine last year, has impressed as Australia's newest F1 star, having agreed to take Ricciardo's seat at McLaren in controversial circumstances last season in a move that outraged the French team.
"I just went in a little bit hot, tried to turn in a bit aggressively and unfortunately found the wall," said Piastri.
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