https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/horner-ricciardo-should-be-targeting-singapore-comeback/10511735/ Horner: Ricciardo should be targeting Singapore comeback Christian Horner reckons injured AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is aiming to return for the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix once he has undergone immediate surgery in Spain. By: Matt Kew Aug 26, 2023, 1:37 PM Ricciardo has suffered a break to the metacarpal in his left hand following a Turn 3 FP2 crash at Zandvoort. The impact with the barriers appeared to rip the steering wheel out of his hands. Red Bull reserve and Japanese Super Formula championship challenger Liam Lawson will deputise for Ricciardo for the rest of the Dutch GP weekend, while the Italian round follows immediately after. After a one-week break, the season resumes in Singapore. Red Bull F1 boss Horner reckons this is the event Ricciardo - whose comeback after being sacked by McLaren only started in Hungary - has in mind for his return. He told Sky Sports: “That's the thing he was most frustrated about, talking with him last night. “He's just taken a bunch of time off, just getting his mojo back, getting back into it and now he's on the bench again. That was, I think, his frustration. “I think he felt that the car, they've started to make some progress and it's a shame for him. “But I'm sure, at the back of his mind, he's probably got Singapore as a target. “But then again, Singapore is probably one of the most tough circuits on the calendar. But nature will take its course.” Horner added that Ricciardo had departed Zandvoort to undergo surgery in Barcelona as soon as Sunday. It is understood that he will be, in part, treated by Doctor Xavier Mir. Mir operated on Lance Stroll following the cycling crash that ruled him out of pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Aston Martin driver then contested the season opener a week later. Horner explained: “These guys, we see it in MotoGP, they bounce back pretty quick so he's headed off today to Barcelona. “They may even have a little operation on him tomorrow to just tidy up where that break is. “It's quite a clean break and then, of course, it's all about the recuperation and how long that takes. “Any normal human being would probably be about 10 to 12 weeks, but we know that these guys aren't normal. “So, it will all be about the recovery process - how long that will take, is it going to be three weeks, a month, is it six weeks? Nobody really knows.”
Lawson to be AlphaTauri F1 replacement until Ricciardo fit Liam Lawson will return to drive for the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix as Daniel Ricciardo continues his recovery from a broken hand.
Hilarious doom and gloom. I can see him returning and doing well. If Stroll can recover lol Certainly Ricci can!!
The expectations are not the same. These 2 are in different leagues. Ricciardo has to prove himself constantly in the RB organisation to keep his job. Lance will be driving for the family team, as long as he wants.
Zandvoort is a crazy tight circuit and that carousel is tricky to negotiate at the best of times. I'm not the biggest Ricciardo fan but I don't think this is the gotcha moment everyone purports it to be. He broke his hand, he will heal, then we can continue to assess him. Injuries are just part of sport
I hope Riccardo reflects upon his career while his hand heals; with his accumulating handicaps, it seems to me time to move on.
Longer recovery it appears - Missing 2 more GP's. Ricciardo likely to be out until F1 Qatar GP after hand injury Daniel Ricciardo is unlikely to return to action after breaking his hand until Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has suggested.
They will not accelerate Lawson and potentially have another failed academy driver like Albon. I would hope for a bit of patience but Marko is well…not as astute at times!!
If Lawson continues to impress, he deserves the seat at AT next year. Ricciardo can still be very useful for Red Bull. He's a NASCAR fan. There's every possibility he enters a red bull car in certain NASCAR events. What's indycar like with personal liveries? Is it possible RB pays for a car for him run by another team in a full on RBR livery?
Not every ex-F1 driver fits in NASCAR. In fact, very few did. The odds are better in Indycar: Cheever, Rossi and Ericsson proved it.
... or he could just go away. I was at SAM's club of all places and bumped into a lady decked out in full Norris gear. I commented and we talked for about 45 minutes in the aisle where they sell the 27 gallon jars of pickle slices. Of all the things we touched on, she lasered in on her dislike for Ric. Same issues as me. Obnoxious to the nth degree when he "should be focusing on his sh*t driving!" I almost spit out my $1.50 3 pound hotdog laughing so hard.
Haters got to hate The woman would have been the usual fat hog He's such a **** driver McLaren paid him $24M, what did you get ?
