F1, Daniel Ricciardo sheds light on his physical condition
Daniel Ricciardo ready to compete after long stop
The Zandvoort accident during free practice deprived him of the pleasure of running not only the Dutch Grand Prix but also the subsequent races in Monza, Singapore, Suzuka and Lusail: Daniel Ricciardo, però, did not lose heart and keeping a smile and patience è ready to get back behind the wheel of the AlphaTauri in Austin.
"It's good to be back! My hand feels a lot better and working in the simulator è has been a good way to assess its improvement,” the Australian told the team's official channels 'satellite' of Red Bull.
I tried it the week before Qatar, but I felt it wasn't yet at its full potential, so I spent the rest of the week in the UK working more on the simulator, until I felt I was ready to go".
"In general, my fitness è good, becauseé I continued to train as much as possible, although obviously for a while’ I couldn’ t do much with my left hand or arm,” he added, speaking about his physical condition. It's certainly been frustrating to sit and watch the last few races, especially because I had gotten to a point where I was ready to start again and compete. I participated in two events and had to stop again, but fortunately the time away from racing è passed rather quickly".
Ricciardo, 34, had started the season as Red Bull’s third driver. With Nyck de Vries's departure from AlphaTauri, he was able to però take advantage of the opportunity and get back into the game, racing in Hungary and Belgium. In the Zandvoort free practice sessions the bad accident and the long stop, now finally over.
