Daniel Ricciardo has actually made an encouraging beginning on his go back to Formula 1, certifying 15th for the US Grand Prix.
Key factors:
- Daniel Ricciardo go back to F1 after a damaged wrist
- Oscar Piastri qualifies 10th for US Grand Prix
- Ferrari chauffeur Charles Leclerc will certainly begin Monday’s race on post
The Australian, that finished his very first F1 session because August, made it right into the 2nd certifying session in his AlphaTauri.
Ferrari chauffeur Charles Leclerc will certainly begin on post, in advance of McLaren’s Lando Norris on Monday early morning AEDT.
World champ Max Verstappen will certainly begin 6th after his finest lap time — which would certainly have sufficed for post — was erased since he surpassed the track restrictions at the penultimate edge.
Ricciardo has actually missed out on the previous 5 grand prix after damaging his wrist throughout a session in the Netherlands.
The Australian struck the wall surface to stay clear of collapsing right into his fellow citizen Oscar Piastri, with the injury ruling him out of the Dutch Grand Prix and the adhering to 4 race weekend breaks.
In Texas, Riccardo was slower than his colleague Yuki Tsunoda — that certified 11th — by concerning three-tenths of a 2nd.
Due to a sprint race being held throughout this race weekend break, groups just had a single, one-hour practice to evaluate their autos.
Ricciardo claimed after certifying it was hard to evaluate truth efficiency of his AlphaTauri with little time behind the wheel.
“There was nothing physically holding me back today, so it was about finding the feeling in the car and the set-up,” he claimed.
“It’s hard to predict what we could’ve done with only one hour in the car this morning and then straight into qualifying, but the last lap was already feeling a little poor.
“It’s hard to just have one session where you need to establish the automobile up for what it is for certifying.
“I wish I wasn’t starting P15, but it’s nice to be back behind the wheel.”
Ricciardo has actually contended in 2 races this period, after beginning the year without a group.
He was selected to change Dutch chauffeur Nick De Vries for AlphaTauri, ending up 13th in Hungary and 16th in Belgium.
Piastri can not match his colleague Norris, that will certainly begin on the front row, having a hard time to match the speed of the leaders in the lasts of certifying.
Piastri and Norris ended up 2nd and 3rd at the previous grand prix in Qatar, with Piastri likewise winning the sprint race that weekend break.
McLaren is searching down Aston Martin for 4th in the building and constructions’ champion, an unlike the start of the year when it showed up the well known British group would certainly be just one of the period’s backmarkers.
Piastri, that has actually climbed to nine in the chauffeurs’ champion in his novice period, is dealing with the Circuit of the Americas in Texas for the very first time this weekend break.
A sprint race, and coming with certifying session will certainly be hung on Sunday early morning AEDT.
Piastri began on post and won the last sprint race in Qatar, a fortnight back.
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