Aston Martin will give Lance Stroll ‘every chance’ to race at the Bahrain Grand Prix next week with Felipe Drugovich lined up as his back-up. F2 champion Drugovich stood in for Stroll, son of team owner Lawrence, on the final day of pre-season testing at Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit on Saturday. On Sunday, the Silverstone-based manufacturer said: ‘The team will continue to give Lance every chance to race, pending recovery from his injury. In the 2022 championship, Stroll finished 15th in the standings, with top-ten finishes in eight races and two retirements for 18 points. Stroll also finished behind his now-teammate Fernando Alonso, who only failed to score points in eight races and ended the season ninth in the standings.

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