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Daniel Ricciardo was back behind the wheel at the Circuit of the Americas after missing the last five races due to a hand injury.
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that his first day back behind the wheel after his hand injury was challenging. He missed the last five races due to a metacarpal fracture. Despite reuniting with AlphaTauri at the Circuit of the Americas for the US Grand Prix, he had only one hour of practice before the F1 Sprint weekend. Ricciardo qualified in 15th place, while his teammate narrowly missed out on Q3. He expressed his desire for more practice time and believes there were things he could have done differently. However, he is optimistic about the remaining opportunities in the weekend to achieve a strong result.
Source: RacingNews 365
