Aston Martin have announced that Lance Stroll will not take part in the Spanish Grand Prix, with the Canadian set to undergo a medical procedure after experiencing pain in his hand and wrist.
After participating in Qualifying at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – a session he ended in P14 – the team confirmed a few hours later that Stroll is set to miss the remainder of the weekend.
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A statement released by Aston Martin read: “Over the course of the past six weeks Lance has been experiencing pain in his hand and wrist, which his medical consultant believes is in relation to the procedure he underwent in 2023.
“As a result his medical team have confirmed that he will not race tomorrow and he will undergo a procedure to rectify these issues before focusing on his recovery.”
Stroll sustained fractures and a broken toe after a cycling accident during the 2023 pre-season, which led to him undergoing surgery followed by a process of rehabilitation. He went on to make his return in time for the first race of the campaign.
Stroll had qualified 14th in Barcelona, but will now not take the start for Sunday’s Grand Prix
The 26-year-old went on to finish that event – the Bahrain Grand Prix – in sixth place, despite later revealing that his medical team had initially doubted whether he would be able to compete in the opening races of the season.
Ahead of the 2024 season, Stroll admitted that he had adapted a more cautious approach to his training programme.
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The 2025 campaign has marked Stroll’s seventh with the Aston Martin squad, having joined the team in 2019 when it was running under the Racing Point guise. He currently sits 11th in the Drivers’ Championship on 14 points.
This has put the British outfit in eight place of the constructors’ standings, with Stroll’s team mate Fernando Alonso still searching for his maiden points of the season and set to start Sunday’s Grand Prix from P10 on the grid.