{"id":290581,"date":"2023-09-13T21:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=290581"},"modified":"2023-09-13T21:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:35:05","slug":"alphatauri-confirms-ricciardo-will-attend-singapore-f1-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/racing\/f1\/alphatauri-confirms-ricciardo-will-attend-singapore-f1-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"AlphaTauri confirms Ricciardo WILL attend Singapore F1 Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"
AlphaTauri have confirmed that F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo will not drive at the Singapore Grand Prix, but will attend in an ‘engineering capacity’ as he recovers from a broken hand.<\/p>\n
The Australian has been absense since the Dutch Grand Prix three weeks ago as he broke his metacarpal in a crash.<\/p>\n
Just two days later, Ricciardo underwent surgery and was replaced by Liam Lawson at the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was suggested that the F1 driver would miss up to four races in total and return in early October, with AlphaTauri now confirming he will not make the Singapore GP.<\/p>\n
In a pre-event media preview, they confirmed that the driver will\u00a0‘will be present with the team in Singapore only for engineering purposes’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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AlphaTauri have confirmed that F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo will not drive at the Singapore Grand Prix<\/p>\n
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The Aussie knew his hand was bad when he climbed from the wreckage holding his wounded wing in the Dutch GP<\/p>\n
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The young Liam Lawson from New Zealand will take the seat of the wounded Aussie in the AlphaTauri car<\/p>\n
There was no mention of Ricciardo’s plans for the Grand Prix in Japan next week as he continues his recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner addressed the severity of Ricciardo’s problems, speaking after his surgery as he said: ‘He’s headed off to Barcelona. They may even have a little operation on him tomorrow to tidy up where that break is, it’s quite a clean break.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Then of course it’s all about the recuperation and how long that takes. Any normal human being would be 10-12 weeks but we know that these guys aren’t normal.<\/p>\n
\u00a0‘So it will all be about the recovery process – is it going to be three weeks? Will it be a month? Is it six weeks? Nobody really knows.’<\/p>\n
It remains to be seen as to when he will return as Lawson continues to deputise for Ricciardo, and will take his place in Singapore.\u00a0<\/p>\n