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Daniel Ricciardo departed on a trip to the United States and returned to F1 action at the Red Bull Show in Nashville.

AlphaTauri driver Ricciardo missed the Dutch Grand Prix due to injury, but returned to F1 at the Red Bull show in Nashville on Saturday night. The Australian is preparing to return to competition next weekend at the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.

He missed five races, including Zandvoort. He started simulator training before Qatar but still decided not to compete. Red Bull boss Christian Horner said it was the right decision given how much F1 drivers suffered in the heat.

“We want to see him at full fitness,” Horner said. “I think it was the right thing to miss this race, especially given our conditions. “Austin, it will obviously be difficult to get back into the weekend sprint races right away, but he is in good shape to cope with it. I am convinced.

“Of course he wanted to come back, but he has a contract for next year and Liam has a great replacement.” He also doesn’t put unnecessary pressure on him and it could be a long-term move. It was also a good way to give him another Grand Prix without any problems. “Don’t push yourself too hard,” he says, giving Dan damage for a period of time.

“After all, our situation here could have been very stressful for him. The best preparation is to prepare an extra 12 days before Austin,” Horner concluded. . The injury also meant he was unable to put on a show at the Nordschleife alongside Sebastian Vettel, with David Coulthard taking his place.

Nashville was good training for Ricciardo, who drove a Red Bull RB7 in Music City with support from rallycross car former F1 driver Scott Speed and street freestyle motorcyclist Aaron Colton.

“Driving on Broadway here in Nashville was pretty wild,” Ricardo said. “Usually Broadway itself is wild, but today especially! There were so many people here and it was great to put on a show for everyone. Honky-tonk and live music, pretty much everything I love.

“Last night we drank ourselves a little honky-tonk. There’s a lot to do here 24/7. I think it’s good to have fun here anytime,” Ricardo summed up . Guitar and cowboy his boots painted by Igor Customs. The night before the show, the Australians also put on a karaoke performance.