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DANIEL RICCIARDO has showed off a brutal scar after going under the knife to repair his broken hand.The AlphaTauri driver sustained the injury when he crashed during free practice at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo underwent surgery for a broken hand last monthCredit: Instagram / @danielricciardo
Ricciardo shared an update on his recovery todayCredit: Instagram / @danielricciardo
Ricciardo was swiftly flown to Barcelona for his surgery and is now in the midst of the recovery process.
Ricciardo kept fans in the loop after the operation, writing on Instagram: “Hey everyone. Had surgery this morning, got my first bit of metal work so that’s pretty cool.
“Big thanks to everyone who reached out and kept my spirits up. This ain’t a setback, just all part of the comeback.”
And he has today provided fans with another update, showing off his gnarly scar alongside the caption: “Relatively unchanged.”
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He posted a video of his rehabilitation on an exercise bike singing along to Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License.”
Ricciardo had initially hoped to be back for the Singapore Grand Prix but looks set to miss a few more races yet.
In the meantime, Liam Lawson is deputising in his place for AlphaTauri.
Ricciardo had only just returned to F1 after starting this season without a seat.
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After Alpha Tauri axed Nyck De Vries, Ricciardo joined AlphaTauri and raced in the Hungarian and British Grand Prixs.
Despite being desperate to return in order to secure a place at a team next season, it is understood that Ricciardo is taking no chances with his recovery.
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F1 star Nicholas Latifi has revealed he is taking time away from the tracks to go to university in London.The 28-year-old Canadian has quit racing for now to study for a business degree.
Nicholas Latifi is taking a break from F1 to pursue a business degreeCredit: EPA

Latifi has enjoyed his break from racing by going on lavish holidays with his model girlfriend Sandra Dziwiszek.
He finished 20th in the driver’s championship last year with just two points.
The former Wiliams driver raced for three seasons from 2020-2022 with his highest position being 17th in 2021.
He took to social media to confirm he has slammed the breaks on his career to pursue an MBA at the London Business School.
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He tweeted: “I know I’ve been quiet on social media this year. I’ve seen plenty of messages from supporters worldwide asking what I’ve been up to.
“I decided that for my immediate future, I wanted to take some time and pursue a different avenue and focus on another path.
“Knowing that I wouldn’t be behind the wheel of a race car this year I had obviously begun to think of what could be next for me.
“But I am pleased that my candidacy was accepted for a place in the MBA program at London Business School, which I will be starting in August this year.”
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Latifi also expected his change of career after an unsuccessful spell in F1 to rasie a few eyebrows.
He continued: “The decision may be surprising to a lot of people. Transitioning to a different racing category might have seemed the most obvious decision.”
Latifi began racing when he was 13 years old and went through the ranks of Formula 3, Formula Renault 3.5, Sports Car racing, GP2 series and Formula Two.
He made a name for himself after finishing 2nd in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2019, leading to his breakthrough at Williams on the Formula One stage.
And Latifi has left the door open to racing once his studies are over.
He added: “This is not necessarily a goodbye to the racing world forever.” More

ONE of Michael Schumacher’s closest friends has dealt a fresh blow to his devoted fans in a tragic update on his ten-year health battle.The Formula One legend, 54, has been kept out of the public eye since his horror skiing crash, and his family maintains strict privacy around his condition.
A tragic update has been provided on the health of Formula One legend Michael SchumacherCredit: Getty
F1 journalist and close friend Roger Benoit has called the 54-year-old “a case without hope”Credit: PA
The seven-time world champion was air-lifted to hospital after tripping on the snow and hitting his head on a rock in 2013.
But no-one besides his close family have seen Schumacher since, nor have any photos of the German been released.
However, Formula 1 journalist Roger Benoit has provided a saddening update on the health of one of his closest friends.
When asked by Swiss newspaper Blick to provide a specific update on Schumacher, he refused and said: “No.
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“There is only one answer to this question and that is what his son Mick gave in one of his rare interviews in 2022: “I would give anything to talk to dad”.
“This sentence says everything about how his father has been doing for over 3,500 days. A case without hope.”
The harrowing confession on the 54-year-old offers an insight into the pain that his closest friends and family have had to deal with.
Following that skiing accident in the French Alps in 2013, Schumacher spent 250 days in a medically-induced coma in hospital.
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Even since he was eventually permitted to return home, few have seen or visited him, and reports of the German’s condition are extremely rare.
Some friends and even family members have been kept in the dark by those closest to him in an effort to prevent leaks to the press.
Schumacher’s son, Mick, continued the family’s legacy of F1 drivers when competing for Haas in 2021 and 2022.
He is now a reserve driver for Mercedes and McLaren but one thing remains on his mind.
“I think dad and me, we would understand each other in a different way now,” he said last year.
“We would have had much more to talk about and that is where my head is most of the time, thinking that would be so cool.
“I would give up everything just for that.
“These moments that I believe many people have with their parents are no longer present, or to a lesser extent.”
Schumacher’s wife, Corinna, offered a small but powerful update on her husband’s health during the 2021 Netflix documentary about the German.
An emotional Corinna said: “Michael is here. Different, but he’s here, and that gives us strength, I find.
“We’re together. We live together at home. We do therapy. We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable.
“And to simply make him feel our family, our bond. And no matter what, I will do everything I can. We all will.
“We’re trying to carry on as a family, the way Michael liked it and still does. And we are getting on with our lives.
“I have never blamed God for what happened. It was just really bad luck – all the bad luck anyone can have in life.
“It’s always terrible when you say, “Why is this happening to Michael or us?” But then why does it happen to other people?”
The 54-year-old has been so determined to prevent leaks of her husband’s condition that she has even prevented their closest friends from visiting.
That includes F1 icon Eddie Jordan, who was told by Corinna he could not see Michael.
He told OLBG in March: “This was the most horrific situation for Mick and Corinna.
“It’s been nearly 10 years now and Corinna has not been able to go to a party, to lunch or this or that.
“She’s like a prisoner because everyone would want to talk to her about Michael when she doesn’t need reminding of it every minute.
“I know her very well and a long time before Michael Schumacher.
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“She’s a lovely girl and I knew her when she married Michael so there is a long history of good relations.
“I made an effort to go see Michael in the early days and Corinna refused, and rightfully so because too many people wanted to go see him.”
The German Ferrari driver wa a world champions on seven occasionsCredit: AFP
A tragic skiing incident in 2013 left Schumacher in a medically-induced coma with lifelong brain injuriesCredit: AFP More