At the sole pre-season test at the same circuit this week, however, the 24-year-old son of Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll is missing. Alongside new teammate Fernando Alonso, Stroll has been replaced in the impressive new 2023 car so far by team reserve and reigning Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich. “Yeah, that’s the main thing,” Drugovich said when asked about rumours of a damaged wrist. However, speculation suggests Stroll may actually have injured both of his wrists. “He is recovering and he is going to try to be here for the race for sure. Team boss Mike Krack described the incident that has sidelined Stroll as “minor”.

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