Lance Stroll is still hoping to take part in the Bahrain Grand Prix, which starts the new Formula 1 season on Sunday.
The Quebec driver is expected in the paddock at Sakhir circuit on Thursday morning, where his condition will be assessed by an International Automobile Federation (FIA) doctor.
If he gets the green light, which of course he wants, he will continue in Friday morning’s first free practice session in his Aston Martin single-seater, entrusted to Brazilian Felipe Drugovich, during the three-day winter test last week.
Stroll was sidelined days before pre-season testing began after a fall while mountain biking in southern Spain.
According to multiple sources, his right wrist injury required successful surgery performed by renowned doctor Xavier Lir at Clinica Dexes in Barcelona.
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Lance Stroll was spotted at Barcelona Airport on Monday.
As long as dad is there
Stroll was spotted at Barcelona Airport on Monday morning before flying to London, where he resides.
We see him smiling and without a cast. The next day he spent the day training on the simulator at the team’s factory near Silverstone circuit before flying to Bahrain on Wednesday.
Whether he hasn’t tamed the new AMR23 single-seater in winter testing, the Aston Martin team, which his father bosses, insists his son sit in the tub of one of the Bahrain-bound cars.
As long as Lawrence Stroll is in charge of a Formula 1 team, there will always be a place for Lance. Unless, one day, he decides he’s had enough.
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Another world champion
A successful businessman, Lawrence Stroll did everything he could to protect his son, who still hadn’t shed his reputation as a “paying” pilot.
And that’s despite an impressive track record in development formulas, including F3 where he was crowned European Champion.
Sagittarius in the sense that he has always recruited renowned pilots and read world champions to help him. The idea is never to make your son look bad.
Being overtaken by a Sebastian Vettel (last year) or a Fernando Alonso is not a problem, you will agree.
The expensively hired Spaniard was particularly convincing in the winter tests.
To the point where certain credible observers say Aston Martin’s promising behavior could potentially pose a threat to teams like Mercedes and Ferrari. With Lance Stroll on board or not.