Daniel Ricciardo will take not race at the Dutch Grand Prix after breaking his left wrist in a crash during practice.
AlphaTauri confirmed the news on Friday evening and announced that Liam Lawson will replace him for the rest of the weekend.
A statement from the team read: ‘After today’s incident during Free Practice 2 in Zandvoort, in which Daniel Ricciardo hit the barrier at Turn 3, he was brought to the local hospital and further examinations were carried out.
‘An X-ray confirmed he sustained a break to a metacarpal on his left hand, and this injury will not allow him to continue his duties, so he will be replaced by the team’s reserve driver Liam Lawson for the remainder of this weekend.
‘The team wishes him all the best for the quickest possible recovery.
‘Further updates will be released in due course.’
During practice, Ricciardo crashed as he took action to avoid Oscar Piastri’s McLaren that had ended up in the barriers.
The Aussie was visibly in a lot of pain as he got out of his car and was pictured with his left arm in a sling as he headed to the hospital.
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