the Aston Martin driver skips the tests in Bahrain – Corriere.it

Bad news for Lance Strollwith the pilot of theAston Martin called to deal with an injury even before the start of the Formula 1 world championship (Sunday 5 March the inaugural GP in Bahrain, HERE the guide). During a pre-season training session in Spain, the Canadian in fact he was involved in a small bicycle accident and suffered injuries that will force him to miss the tests scheduled in Sakhir from 23 to 25 February: however, Lance expects a quick recovery and a return to driving – his team made known in an official note – his conditions will be evaluated daily and the team will release an update ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The team wishes Lance a speedy recovery and look forward to his usual energy and commitment to the team. In the press release also the words of Stroll himself: I had an unfortunate accident while training on my bike to prepare for the season. I am determined to get back in the car and am excited about the vintage ahead. I am motivated to recover from this setback as quickly as possible.

Drugovich in his place?

With the reserve Stoffel Vandoorne engaged in South Africa in Formula E, in place of Stroll in the next tests he could be promoted Felipe Drugovichwhich since 2022 has been part of theAston Martin Driver Academy. Brazilian, born on May 23, 2000, in his curriculum vitae boasts victories in the Euroformula Open and the FIA ​​Formula 2 Championship. Therefore, it cannot be excluded that he could be offered this possibility, also because it is difficult to imagine that Fernando Alonso could travel for all three days of testing. Even if he would be ready to do it. Speaking of the Spanish rider, in his twentieth year on the track, he too was involved in a very bad bicycle accident. It was February 2021 and the two-time world champion was hit by a car on the Swiss roads, in Lugano, in via la Santa. From there the fracture of the jaw bone which contains the upper teeth and the exit from the hospital 48 hours after the operation.