McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has revealed that he has been recovering from a fractured rib for at the very least the final month.
Piastri shared a submit on his Instagram account to rejoice the summer time break, disclosing that he has been coping with an harm for a number of weeks.
Together with a collection of pictures from the opening part of the season, Piastri captioned his submit: “First a part of the season executed. First GP victory. First damaged bone. Rib’s having fun with the break.”
The McLaren driver shared a picture from what seems to be an ultrasound scan which exhibits he has suffered a fracture to his sixth rib. The date on the ultrasound reads ‘July eighth 2024’, suggesting it was taken on the Monday following the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Whereas Piastri supplied no additional element on how he sustained the harm, the timing of his ultrasound signifies that he was nonetheless recovering from the fracture when he claimed victory within the Hungarian Grand Prix, which came about two weeks after the spherical at Silverstone. The McLaren driver took the lead of the race on the Hungaroring from workforce mate Lando Norris initially and was allowed again into the lead by Norris underneath workforce orders after McLaren gave Norris an advantageous early pit cease within the remaining pit cycle which price Piastri the lead.
Piastri grew to become the eighth-youngest grand prix winner in historical past by claiming victory on the age of 23 years and three months. He has completed on the rostrum 4 instances this season to sit down in fourth place within the drivers’ championship on the summer time break.
Fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo was compelled to overlook a number of rounds of final yr’s season after the RB driver broke a bone in his hand after a crash in apply for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. He was changed by reserve driver Liam Lawson for 5 rounds earlier than returning to the cockpit for the USA Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas.
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