Daniel Ricciardo out of Dutch Grand Prix after breaking wrist in crash, Liam Lawson to step in at Alpha Tauri

ByAndrew Wright

Published 25/08/2023 at 21:16 GMT+1

Daniel Ricciardo has been ruled out of the Dutch Grand Prix after breaking his wrist when he crashed during the second practice session at Zandvoort. The Alpha Tauri man drove into the barrier at Turn 3 and appeared to hurt his left wrist on his steering wheel at impact. He was taken to hospital where the extent of his injury was revealed. Red Bull reserve Liam Lawson will take Ricciardo's place.

Daniel Ricciardo has been ruled out of the Dutch Grand Prix after breaking his wrist during the second practice session at Zandvoort.

The Australian went straight on at the heavily banked Turn 3, crashing into the trackside barrier moments after fellow Australian Oscar Piastri came unstuck at the same corner.

It’s unclear whether Ricciardo’s incident was caused by the stricken McLaren, but he was seen holding his left wrist as he gingerly got out of his Alpha Tauri.

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The eight-time Formula 1 race winner was taken to hospital where the extent of his injury was revealed, meaning he’ll have to sit out as the sport returns after the summer break.

Liam Lawson, who sits second in the Super Formula standings, will replace Ricciardo this weekend and make his F1 debut.

Ricciardo only returned to the grid ahead of July’s Hungarian GP for Nyck de Vries. The 34-year-old was released from his McLaren contract a year early at the end of 2022 such were his struggles at the Woking-based outfit.

He returned to Red Bull as a reserve driver for the 2023 season before getting the call to replace the axed De Vries.

Ricciardo finished 13th in Hungary and 16th at the Belgian GP in what has so far been a season to forget for the Red Bull sister team.

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Alpha Tauri currently sit last of the 10 teams in the Constructors’ Championship with just three points, all of which have been scored by Yuki Tsunoda.

However, Ricciardo has set his sights on a “dream” return to a full-time seat at Red Bull. The likeable Aussie drove for the Milton Keynes team for five seasons from 2014 to 2018 before departing for Renault.

Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Scuderia AlphaTauri wears a cast on his hand after crashing during practice which has ruled him out of competing in this weekend's race ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of The Netherlands.

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“It’s kind of another chance to make things better,” Ricciardo said, before the Hungarian GP. “I think that’s why I was excited to get back behind the wheel and just kind of show my true self. Even the thought of that excites me.

“Obviously the dream is a Red Bull seat. Of course that was my wish, but you need to be realistic, and if I want to get back into Red Bull it will be a process, and this is the best path for me at the moment.”

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