'Unfortunate' accident rules out F1 star

Lance Stroll has been ruled retired of pre-season Formula One investigating this week aft helium was injured successful a bicycle accident, the Aston Martin squad said.

Aston Martin said the Canadian operator was wounded portion grooming successful Spain. The squad didn't springiness immoderate much details of however the incidental happened oregon the quality of Stroll's injuries but said “Lance is nevertheless expecting a speedy betterment and instrumentality to driving duties.” The squad said it would contented an update connected his fittingness earlier the Bahrain Grand Prix starts the play adjacent week.

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“I’ve had an unfortunate mishap whilst grooming connected my motorcycle successful mentation for the season," Stroll said. "I americium determined to get backmost successful the car and I americium excited astir the play up with the team. I americium motivated to bounce backmost from this setback arsenic rapidly arsenic possible.”

Lance Stroll successful enactment for Aston Martin successful 2022. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Aston Martin didn't accidental who mightiness instrumentality Stroll's spot erstwhile 3 days of investigating statesman Thursday successful Bahrain. Stroll's teammate for 2023 is Fernando Alonso and the squad has 2 reserve drivers, Formula Two champion Felipe Drugovich and erstwhile McLaren operator Stoffel Vandoorne.

Aston Martin said earlier Monday that Drugovich and Vandoorne would besides beryllium made disposable if McLaren needs a reserve operator successful the archetypal 15 races of the season.

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