Daniel Ricciardo established to return in Texas

Following a very long personal injury-enforced absence from racing, AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo returned to F1 motion in a Crimson Bull showrun that took position in Nashville as the F1 area is completely ready to embark on the 4-location American journey.

Following obtaining still left with no a race seat for the 2023 F1 period, Daniel Ricciardo created a shock return to the activity at the Hungarian Grand Prix, changing Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri. The Australian experienced concluded the Budapest race right before he concluded the race length at the forthcoming Belgian Grand Prix.

Nevertheless, he picked up a significant wrist personal injury for the duration of a exercise crash at the Dutch Grand Prix exactly where he was compelled to get preventing motion in buy to stay clear of Oscar Piastri’s stricken McLaren at Flip three. The Australian crashed into the boundaries and experienced many fractures in his still left hand.

The 8-time grand prix winner was compelled to overlook the Dutch, Italian, Singapore, Japanese and Qatar Grands Prix, but he returned to motion for the duration of a present operate previous weekend. Ricciardo stepped on the fuel in the 2011 RB7 to conduct a shorter demo operate that took position in Nashville exactly where much more than thirty,000 admirers collected on Decreased Broadway.

“Driving right here in Nashville on Broadway was rather wild,” stated Ricciardo immediately after Saturday’s motion. “Broadway is commonly wild in by itself but in particular now! It was interesting to set on a present for all people.”

The present operate implies that Ricciardo is gradually regaining his total health and fitness and will be completely ready to race at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix that usually takes position in Texas.

Talking of Ricciardo’s return, Crimson Bull Crew Principal Christian Horner stated immediately after the Qatar Grand Prix: “I imagine we want to see him in total health and fitness.

“I imagine it was ideal to overlook this race, notably as it turned out with the situations that we experienced. Austin, certainly it is likely to be tricky for him to soar straight back again into a dash race weekend but I’m positive he’ll be bodily in great form to get that on.