P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The Australian driver is back on the grid for this weekend’s United States Grand Prix having been injured at Zandvoort.
The broken bone in Daniel Ricciardo’s hand was more serious than initially anticipated, resulting in a longer recovery period for the AlphaTauri driver. He sustained the injury during Free Practice 2 at Zandvoort when he crashed to avoid Oscar Piastri’s spun McLaren at Turn 3, fracturing the metacarpal in his left hand. Surgery was required, and Liam Lawson took over Ricciardo’s race seat temporarily. Ricciardo had hoped to return to full fitness for the Singapore and Qatar races, but the surgery revealed that the break was more severe than initially thought, leading to a setback in his recovery. Although the surgery was successful, the Australian driver admitted that the recovery process was tougher and more painful than he had expected.
Source: RacingNews 365
