“I think it was just getting too much”: Aston Martin official gives Lance Stroll injury update, reveals Plan B

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll was missing from the Spanish Grand Prix final last weekend, where his teammate Fernando Alonso took ninth position with two points. He was dealing with pain in his hand and wrist after the Qualifying race in Spain, as a result of which Aston Martin had only one driver take part in the final race the next day.

Now, more details of his hand condition and Aston Martin’s Plan B have been revealed.

What happened to Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll

Aston Martin’s Chief Trackside Officer, Mike Krack, told Formula1.com about Lance Stroll’s health status and whether he will be able to take part in his home race, the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Stroll is reportedly dealing with pain in his hand and wrist, which has a connection with the fractures he suffered in the 2023 cycling accident and the surgery he underwent for the same.Krack said about Stroll, “We have seen it with Lance in 2023, when he fought his way back, they [the drivers] want to drive, they do not want to be out. Very often I think they drive with probably more pain than they would even admit, to be able to drive, because this is what they love to do. Over the last weeks, there was a mention here and there, but you are never aware how much it is, and over the weekend, I think it was just getting too much.

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Further explaining how Stroll got the problem checked before the final race in Spain, he said, “I think at the end of the day, on Saturday after Qualifying, Lance and his team decided it was better to go and check, go and check again, and the recommendation was better not to race.”Also Read: Fernando Alonso finally meets Adrian Newey at Aston Martin factory, team drops major hint after fan asks to “make a winning car”He also revealed that Aston Martin is looking forward to Stroll’s return for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal from June 13 to 15. In case Stroll is unable to return, the team has reserve drivers Felipe Drugovich and Stoffel Vandoorne on standby. But there is a problem — the two are taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is scheduled around the same time as the Canadian Grand Prix. Whether either of them will be asked to give up on that race for the F1 race remains to be seen.