After days of hypothesis, Aston Martin has confirmed that Lance Stroll might be again in motion for his house race, the Formulation 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
Stroll withdrew from the Spanish Grand Prix after qualifying, with the crew citing the accidents he sustained forward of the 2023 F1 season throughout pre-season coaching. Forward of that marketing campaign Stroll suffered fractures and a damaged toe in a biking accident, which led to him present process surgical procedure adopted by a strategy of rehabilitation.
Stroll missed pre-season testing because of that accident, however returned to the grid for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix the place he delivered a formidable sixth-place end.
Aston Martin famous that Stroll’s withdrawal on the Spanish Grand Prix got here after the motive force reported ache in his hand and wrist, and a crew physician concluded that the situation was associated to his harm in 2023. “Over the course of the previous six weeks Lance has been experiencing ache in his hand and wrist, which his medical marketing consultant believes is in relation to the process he underwent in 2023,” learn a press release from the crew. “In consequence his medical crew have confirmed that he is not going to race tomorrow and he’ll endure a process to rectify these points earlier than specializing in his restoration.”
Nonetheless, on Wednesday the crew confirmed Stroll can be again in Montreal:
“I’m excited to get again behind the wheel with the crew for my house Grand Prix this weekend. I used to be all the time going to combat onerous to be able to race in entrance of the Montreal crowd. I’m feeling good after my process and put some laps in at Paul Ricard this week to organize. Thanks… pic.twitter.com/F0iBHUvluU
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Group (@AstonMartinF1) June 11, 2025
Stroll at present sits twelfth within the F1 Drivers’ Championship standings with 14 factors, placing him 12 factors forward of teammate Fernando Alonso.
