Despite his absence from last week’s tests in Bahrain after undergoing surgery for a minor wrist injury, Spear Stroll will compete in the first Grand Prix of the season on the circuit of sakhir.
The Canadian pilot will share a garage with Fernando Alonso and will be driving RAM23 in the first lap of the year, although he won’t arrive in the best of conditions, as he only had the opportunity to do 17 laps on a “filming day” at Silverstone in the week of the presentation.
“It was frustrating not to be in Bahrain for pre-season training. However, after my wrist injury, the team and I thought it best to focus on recovery, with the aim of be ready in time for this week and the long season ahead of us,” said Lance Stroll.
The Montreal runner also explained his fall: “It was an unfortunate accident. I fell off the bike when my wheel got stuck in a hole in the ground, but luckily the damage wasn’t major and a little surgery on my right wrist fixed the problem. . problem quickly.”
Despite Stroll, who passed the medical tests of the team itself and the FIA, Philip Drugovitch He will be on the Sakhir circuit this weekend to replace the Canadian in case he suffers from his injury.
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