F1: AlphaTauri Announce Daniel Ricciardo’s Return in Singapore GP – however There’s a Catch

Fan favourite Alphatauri driver Daniel Ricciardo shall be current at his staff’s paddock for the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix this weekend, however he won’t be seeing motion on the observe.

The staff confirmed that the 34-year-old shall be within the Marina Bay Street Circuit solely for engineering functions. 

The Australian may even not be out there for any media or PR actions through the weekend within the Southeast Asian nation. 

Ricciardo notably picked up an harm on the Dutch Grand Prix final month, sustaining a damaged metacarpal on his left hand following an incident through the second free apply session.

The AlphaTauri driver crashed into the obstacles whereas avoiding fellow Aussie driver Oscar Piastri of McLaren, who initially hit the obstacles moments beforehand.

The eight-time race winner is now present process rehab following a profitable surgical procedure. He is unlikely to race once more earlier than the Qatar Grand Prix in October.

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Liam Lawson to proceed driving for AlphaTauri

The 21-year-old will proceed to be behind the wheel for AlphaTauri within the place of Ricciardo.

The New Zealand driver completed eleventh in his second race for the staff on the current Italian Grand Prix at the start of the month.

Lawson’s P11 place is the very best end among the many drivers – Nyck de Vries and Ricciardo, in the identical seat within the staff this 12 months. 

Meanwhile, teammate Yuki Tsunoda’s highest end this 12 months was P10, which he did thrice.

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