Daniel Ricciardo was taken to hospital after a minor motorcycle injury earlier this week. It's claimed the ex-F1 star was riding the bike in his home country of Australia when the incident took place.

It's said the eight-time grand prix victor was riding a dirt bike in the Australian state of northern Queensland when he suffered the injury. The 36-year-old was riding through the region of Daintree when the incident occurred, but details on how the accident came about are still unknown.

He has been out of the spotlight since being dropped from the VCARB team last year, with talk that he could make a return to the track. Speaking about his time as a driver, Ricciardo recently said: "It took me a long time to realise I was actually doing it because, yeah, it's a dream and you think about it as a kid.

"And when you're there and you make it, you're like, 'Wow.' It happens very quick, but I mean obviously, I'm very appreciative for the career that I had and very grateful to do what I loved for some time."

When quizzed on if he'll ever be able to substitute the high of racing again, he added: "No... so that's what I'll... second half of my life I'll try and find that another way, I guess."

Ricciardo has been consistently linked to a return to F1, with new team on the block, Cadillac, among those spoken about as a potential destination. However, team principal Graeme Lowdon quickly moved to rule out a potential Ricciardo move, stating it would be the "wrong person" to sign the former Red Bull man.

Speaking to the High Performance Podcast, he added: “If I need to convince someone, then it’s the wrong person." He also said: “Yeah, actually, I think he’s publicly said that he’s not interested in Formula 1.”

Back on the track, racing is set to resume in the Netherlands later this month when drivers return after the summer break. It's currently a McLaren top two in the drviers standings, with Oscar Piastri leading the way ahead of team-mate Lando Norris. Max Verstappen sits second, but hopes of a fifth world title in a row look slim, given he's close to 100 points behind Piastri.