Stroll to return at Canadian Grand Prix after Paul Ricard test

Lance Stroll will be on the grid for his home round this weekend after missing the last race due to injury, Aston Martin has confirmed.

He pulled out of the Spanish Grand Prix due to pain in his right wrist, which he injured in a pre-season cycling crash in February 2023.

Aston Martin has not confirmed details of the procedure Stroll had on his wrist since withdrawing from the last round of the championship at the Circuit de Catalunya. However the team says he is well enough to take part in this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix having driven an F1 car in France recently.

“We are pleased to confirm that Lance Stroll will be back with the team competing in Montreal this weekend. He had a successful medical procedure to resolve the symptoms he has been experiencing and completed some laps in an old F1 car at Paul Ricard earlier this week,” said the team in a statement. “Lance is feeling fit and healthy, and is excited to compete in front of his home crowd.”

Stroll took part in all three practice sessions and qualifying for the previous round in Spain, which was the third grand prix in as many weekends. He was eliminated in the second round of qualifying.

The driver told the FIA he required “urgent medical attention for the pain” in his wrist after qualifying. He gave this as his reason for failing to report for weighing at the end of the session, as required by the rules. The FIA cleared him of an infringement but issued a formal warning to his team.

He originally broke the wrist shortly before testing began ahead of the 2023 season. Stroll was unable to participate in testing but returned in time for the start of the season, driving with screws in his injured wrist.

Stroll, the son of Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll, is the team’s highest-scoring driver so far this year with 14 points to Fernando Alonso’s two. He said he is “excited to get back behind the wheel with the team for my home grand prix this weekend.”

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