the australian pilot Daniel Ricciardo suffered a fractured left wrist today in a qualifying test accident at the Netherlands Grand Prix of Formula 1 and his place in the team AlphaTauri will be occupied by the New Zealander liam lawsonjunior pilot of Red Bull.
Ricciardo crashed ten minutes into second practice at the Zandvoort circuit, crashing into the tire guard at turn 3, the official Formula 1 website confirmed.
At the time, the driver contacted his team by radio, and told them that he felt pain in his left wrist and then he was transferred to a hospital for tests.
X-rays confirmed that the Australian driver suffered a broken left wristwhich will prevent you from continuing behind the wheel of your AlphaTauri AT04.
He will be replaced by Liam Lawson, who was at the Zandvoort track, in the role of reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri.
“Following today’s incident during Free Practice 2 at Zandvoort, in which Daniel Ricciardo collided with the barrier at turn 3, he was taken to the local hospital and further tests were carried out,” the team confirmed in an official statement.
Lawson, a Japanese Super Formula driver in the current season and a former Formula 2 driver last year, will make his absolute debut in the premier division of world motorsports.
Ricciardo had returned to Formula 1 by taking the place of Nyck de Vries in AlphaTauri at the Hungarian Grand Prix after having been Red Bull’s reserve driver this year following his departure from McLaren late last season.
The Englishman Lando Norris (McLaren) was the fastest in the second free practice for the Dutch GP at the Zandvoort circuit, where the Dutchman max verstappen (Red Bull), the championship leader, scored the second half.
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