Minutes After Tragedy Struck Daniel Ricciardo, F1 Marshals Send Heartwarming Note to Pray for His Speedy Recovery

The past two years have been massively unlucky for Daniel Ricciardo. At the end of 2022, Ricciardo found himself without a race seat for the first time in his illustrious F1 career as McLaren gave him the boot. And just when he was afforded a rare 2nd chance by his old employers, Red Bull, tragedy struck again. Ricciardo was supposed to enter his third outing with AlphaTauri at the Dutch GP this weekend. However, as things stand, he might have jeopardized his whole season.

During the Free Practice 2 session being held at Zandvoort, the Australian was trying to leave a mark on proceedings. However, he had an untimely meeting with the barriers out of turn 3. After the McLaren of Oscar Piastri lost it at the same turn a few moments ago, Ricciardo who was caught off guard followed suit. What’s more? It left him with a broken wrist and gave Liam Lawson his F1 debut. But no sooner was the Honey Badger into the wall, that the Marshalls who oversaw his safety bestowed him with a heartwarming gesture.

Silver lining in Ricciardo’s nightmare crash

With the reports that Ricciardo has broken his wrist, Liam Lawson has been drafted in to take his place this weekend. With a broken wrist and a ruined race weekend, the Honey Badger was surely down in the dumps. However, the Marshalls who witnessed his crash at turn 3 wasted no time to do their bit to salvage his evening.

According to a post on Instagram, “The marshals at turn 3, where the accident occurred, left a sweet note along with a small packet of sweets, wishing Dani a speedy recovery!”

It surely is disappointing to not be able to see Ricciardo’s bid for that 2nd Red Bull seat this weekend. But with Lawson’s announcement, F1 fans have a very talented young driver to look forward to!

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Who replaces Daniel Ricciardo?

It has been announced by the AlphaTauri team that their reserve driver, Liam Lawson is going to get his F1 debut as he gears up to replace the injured Daniel Ricciardo. While he is a Red Bull junior, what exactly are the credentials of the young Kiwi?

Formula1.com reported, “Lawson sits second in the Super Formula standings ahead of October’s season finale double header at Suzuka, with the break in the calendar leaving him free to substitute for Ricciardo. He is set to become the 10th New Zealander to contest a Grand Prix and the most recent since Brendon Hartley raced for Toro Rosso (now AlphaTauri) in 2017 and 2018.

“Last year, Lawson made his F1 weekend debut with AlphaTauri during FP1 for the Belgian Grand Prix, before a second appearance for the team in Mexico and then an outing with Red Bull in Abu Dhabi.”

How do you think Lawson will fair on his F1 debut?

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