Daniel Ricciardo will miss this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza after having surgery on his hand on Sunday; Ricciardo broke a bone in his left hand in just his third event back after returning to F1 in July; watch every session from the Italian GP live on Sky Sports
Monday 28 August 2023 18:04, UK
Daniel Ricciardo has undergone surgery on his broken hand and will miss the Italian Grand Prix.
AlphaTauri have confirmed that Liam Lawson will continue to drive for the team until Ricciardo returns to full fitness.
Ricciardo crashed on Friday during second Practice at the Dutch Grand Prix at Turn 3 and broke his metacarpal in his left hand due to the sudden movement of the steering wheel when he hit the barrier.
"Hey everyone. Had surgery this morning, got my first bit of metal work so that's pretty cool," Ricciardo posted on Instagram.
"Big thanks to everyone who reached out and kept my spirits up. This ain't a setback, just all part of the comeback."
Red Bull boss Christian Horner added: "He had an operation on Sunday. He's had several screws and a plate fitted to his metacarpal.
"It went well, it was successful. The bone was broken in multiple places but it was a fairly straightforward procedure. So now it's all about recovery.
"For a normal being, that would be a couple of months but for a Grand Prix driver that's probably much shorter. We need to see how that recovery process goes, but certainly not Italy."
On Monday afternoon, AlphaTauri confirmed the expected news that Lawson would continue at Monza and future races until Ricciardo is fit to resume racing.
Ricciardo's injury has given Lawson an opportunity to impress with uncertainty surrounding who will be at AlphaTauri next year, amid speculation about Sergio Perez's future.
Lawson, who has formerly driven in Formula 3 and Formula 2, has been competing in this year's Super Formula Championship in Japan, sitting second in the standings going into the season-ending double header in Suzuka in October.
The New Zealander took part in three practice sessions in 2022 for Red Bull and AlphaTauri but has not driven an F1 car this year.
He finished 13th on his debut, ahead of AlphaTauri team-mate Yuki Tsunoda after a dramatic final 10 laps in the wet.
"The poor guy getting dropped in a car he's never driven, wet, dry conditions. Everything been thrown at him. I actually think he did pretty well," said Horner.
"He actually overtook Max on Max's out lap as he changed onto the intermediate tyres at the end. To finish a race like that in itself with the lack of experience and very difficult circumstances, he applied himself very well."
Thursday 31 August
2pm: Drivers' Press Conference
Friday 1 September
8:35am: F3 Practice
10am: F2 Practice
12pm: Italian GP Practice One (session starts at 12.30pm)
2pm: F3 Qualifying
2:45pm: F2 Qualifying
3:40pm: Italian GP Practice Two (session starts at 4pm)
5:15pm: The F1 Show
Saturday 2 September
8:20am: F3 Sprint
11:15am: Italian GP Practice Three (session starts at 11.30am)
1:10pm: F2 Sprint
2:10pm: Italian GP Qualifying build-up
3pm: Italian GP Qualifying
4:45pm: Ted's Qualifying Notebook
Sunday 3 September
7:10am: F3 Feature Race
08:15am: F2 Feature Race
12:30pm: Grand Prix Sunday Italian GP build-up
2pm: The ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Italian GP reaction
5pm: Ted's Notebook
Next up for the F1 circus is Monza, the Temple of Speed, which is the last European race of the season. All sessions from the Italian GP will be live on Sky Sports F1 from this Friday. Stream F1 on Sky Sports with NOW for just £26 a month for 12 months. Cancel anytime
