Following his crash in the second observe session, AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo has been dominated out of Dutch Grand Prix with a damaged wrist, he might be changed by Liam Lawson in the rest of the weekend.
The eight-time grand prix winner crashed on the banked Turn 3 nook in the early phases of Free Practice 2 after getting caught out by Oscar Piastri’s crash simply forward of him.
The Australian was taken to hospital for additional checks, and the inspection revealed that the 34-year-old had damaged his wrist and thus could be unable to race this weekend.
Shortly after, AlphaTauri launched a press release: “After right now’s incident throughout Free Practice 2 in Zandvoort, in which Daniel Ricciardo hit the barrier at Turn 3, he was delivered to the native hospital and additional examinations had been carried out.
“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. The team wishes him all the best for the quickest possible recovery. Further updates will be released in due course.”
an X-ray confirmed Daniel sustained a break to a metacarpal on his left hand, and this harm won’t permit him to proceed his duties, so he might be changed by the group’s reserve driver Liam Lawson for the rest of the #DutchGP weekend 👇
— Scuderia AlphaTauri (@AlphaTauriF1) August 25, 2023
Red Bull and AlphaTauri’s reserve driver Lawson will step in to take over Ricciardo’s automobile and race at Zandvoort alongside Yuki Tsunoda.
After ending second in the Australian Formula 4 Championship in 2017, the New-Zealander moved to Europe to compete in Germany’s ADAC F4 sequence the place he ended up second in 2018. Next yr noticed Lawson race in the FIA F3 Championship, the Euroformula Open Championship and the Toyota Racing Series in which he claimed 5 wins en path to clinch the title.
Although he gained three races in the FIA F3 sequence in 2020, he needed to accept P5 in the drivers’ championship. In 2021, he stepped up into the FIA F2 Championship the place he completed ninth alongside an general second place in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He continued to race in the FIA F2 sequence final yr the place he claimed a 3rd place on the finish of the yr. He presently competes in Japan’s Super Formula the place he has already clinched three wins in seven races and sits second in the standings.
