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The Australian is back driving after suffering a broken hand at the Dutch Grand Prix back in August.
Daniel Ricciardo returned to Formula 1 at the United States Grand Prix after recovering from a hand injury, which did not affect his performance. Although he admitted feeling a bit rusty, he qualified 15th for the main race and improved to 11th for the Sprint Shootout. In the Sprint, he battled for 11th place with Esteban Ocon and finished within a second of his former teammate. Ricciardo acknowledged that his race sharpness was lacking but was happy with the progress he made from qualifying to the Sprint Shootout. He apologized for another 11th place finish and expressed his goal of reaching Q3 in future races.
Source: RacingNews 365
