MADRID, 26 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Brazilian Felipe Drugovich will drive the car of Lance Stroll, who was injured in a bicycle accident in Spain, if the Canadian is not one hundred percent for the first Grand Prix of the 2023 Formula 1 World Cup, which will take place next week in Bahrain, has confirmed his team, Aston Martin.
“The team will continue to give Lance every opportunity to compete, waiting for him to recover from his injury. In the event that he is unable to compete, Felipe will drive the ‘AMR23’ together with Fernando,” said the British team. this Sunday in a statement.
Stroll, 24, a teammate of Spain’s Fernando Alonso at the Aston Martin team, already missed the Formula 1 pre-season test at Sakhir after being injured in a “minor bicycle accident” in Spain.
Brazilian Felipe Drugovich, reserve driver for Aston Martin together with Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne, took the American’s place in the test. The season kicks off precisely with the Bahrain Grand Prix on the weekend of March 3-5.