The 34-year-old native of Perth Ricciado paid for the accident in the afternoon with Oscar Piastri from McLaren driving in front of him. The Australian was startled by his stationary car and crashed into the barrier next to it. The former pilot of Red Bull, Renault or McLaren then complained of pain in his hand and went to the hospital.
“An X-ray confirmed that he had suffered a fractured metacarpal bone in his left hand. This injury will not allow him to continue his duties,” the Alpha Tauri team said in a statement.
Ricciardo has completed only two races in the Alpha Tauri team so far, after replacing the unsuccessful Dutchman Nyck de Vries in the cockpit during the season. The experienced Australian will now be replaced by 21-year-old Lawson, who fulfills the role of a test rider in the team. He will become the tenth native of New Zealand to race in F1. The last was Brendon Hartley in 2018.
Due to the accident, today’s first training session was also interrupted. Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg ended up off the track after skidding. The German rider escaped without health problems.
The opening practice session was dominated by reigning world champion and championship leader Verstappen, who beat Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin by 278 thousandths of a second. In the afternoon, the Dutch pilot trailed Norris by 23 thousandths.
Hasselt native Verstappen will aim for a ninth consecutive win in front of his home fans at the weekend to equal Sebastian Vettel’s record streak of 2013. He can win for the third time in a row in the Netherlands.
Verstappen has won ten of the 12 races this year and leads the World Championship standings by 125 points ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez. The Mexican finished fourth in the first practice, seventh in the second.
The program of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands will continue with the third practice session on Saturday, after which qualification will take place from 15:00. The race is scheduled for Sunday at the same time…
Practice for the Dutch Grand Prix F1 World Car Championship: First practice: 1. Verstappen (Netherlands/Red Bull) 1:11.8522. Alonso (Spain/Aston Martin) -0.2783. Hamilton (Brit./Mercedes) -0.3734. Perez (Mex./Red Bull) -0.4715. Albon (Thai/Williams) -0.5956. Norris (Brit./McLaren) -0.608 Second practice: 1. Norris 1:11.3302. Verstappen -0.0233. Albon -0.2694. Hamilton -0.3085. Tsunoda (Jap./Alpha Tauri) -0.3906. Gasly (Fr./Alpine) -0.436
2023-08-25 22:28:01
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