Team principal Mike Krack admitted he had spoken to the four-time champion since Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll was forced to miss pre-season testing. Krack said “Plan A” was for Stroll to recover in time for next weekend’s race. Krack said: “I have had a couple of phone calls with Sebastian but this has been also [the case] last year and will continue in the future.”. Asked whether Vettel had said he was prepared to come back in the event Aston Martin needed a driver to substitute for Stroll, Krack said: “I will not tell you.”. “First our plan is to have Lance in the car and then we continue to see,” he said, adding: “You can ask me five times, we have not made a final decision.”. Alonso has joined Aston Martin for this season and produced an eye-catching performance at this week’s pre-season test. Krack said: “We need to keep our feet on the ground.

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