Canadian Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll, victim of a cycling accident, will not take part in pre-season testing in Bahrain from Thursday to Saturday, his Aston Martin team announced on Monday, and could miss the inaugural Grand Prix in Bahrain at the beginning of March. “While cycling training in Spain, Lance Stroll was involved in a minor accident and suffered injuries which will prevent him from taking part in pre-season testing in Bahrain,” the British team said in a statement. communicated
And to add: “Lance, however, hopes to recover quickly to get back behind the wheel. Its ability to be able to return to the cockpit will be assessed on a daily basis and the team will communicate on the situation before the Bahrain Grand Prix”, the first round of the season scheduled for March 5.
“Determined to come back quickly”
“I had an unfortunate accident while training on my bike. I’m determined to get back to my job soon and I’m looking forward to next season with the team. I am motivated to bounce back as quickly as possible after this setback,” said the 24-year-old Canadian.
For the time being, Aston Martin has not indicated whether it will call on its reserve drivers, the Brazilian Felipe Drugovich and the Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne, to replace Stroll during these three days of testing. The Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who arrived this season from Alpine, could also run these tests alone.
