The fact that shows Lance Stroll is still fully motivated in Formula 1
Although Lance Stroll's motivation in F1 has been called into question several times in the past, his behaviour after the qualifying session at the Spanish Grand Prix shows his real determination.
Just two days before the action kicks off at the Canadian Grand Prix, Aston Martin have confirmed that Lance Stroll will be back behind the wheel at his home race, following his withdrawal from the previous race in Spain.
Stroll looked in a fairly good shape over the opening two days of the Spanish Grand Prix, albeit he could only qualify 14th on the grid. The Montreal-born racer was then placed under investigation having allegedly failed to be weight immediately after the session’s conclusion.
However, on Saturday night after qualifying, Aston Martin announced that Stroll would miss the Spanish Grand Prix due to a flare-up of wrist pain.
The Canadian fractured both wrists in a cycling accident just over two weeks before the start of the 2023 season, but managed to enter the opening round in Bahrain.
Following the qualifying session at Barcelona, a BBC report claimed that Stroll damaged his helmet and lashed out verbally after being knocked out in Q2.
Explaining the incident at Catalunya, Stroll has opened up, claiming that his frustration was down to his medical issues that prevented him from extracting the maximum from his Aston Martin F1 car.
“I was frustrated for sure. Frustrated about my wrists and the last three races from Imola. And it was just inhibiting my driving.”
“As an athlete in any sport, think you’re always trying to push through pain, discomfort as much as you can to try and get a good result at the end of the weekend.
"In that situation, I was struggling and I was trying to push through it, but I didn’t feel sensible to push anymore. It felt like the damage was getting worse.”
Despite having returned to the F1 paddock, the Canadian driver has refused to disclose full medical details, albeit he has assured that he is "feeling a lot better."
“I needed to do something more serious about it. I don’t really want to get into detail about what I had to do and how I had to do it. And cause it’s just my medical privacy and I like to keep that kind of confidential. All I can say for sure is, you know, I’m feeling a lot better.”
