It happened as soon as the Bahrain test began. Lance Stroll touched from behind Fernando Alonso, his partner at Aston Martin, bordering on tragedy for the green team in a new project that has started off on a magnificent footing. Nothing happened, the two finished and surprised
But Stroll suffered. Very much. He himself has recounted that this blow caused him a “terrible pain” that even made him cry inside the AMR23.
After the race he explained: “The contact caused my wrists to catch fire. I shed a few tears of pain and angerbut luckily the two pilots stayed on the track and dodged what could have been a suicide.”
“If I hadn’t been in the points, I would have abandoned 20 laps to go. I suffered, but I gritted my teeth thinking about these points and what they meant after the craziest two weeks of my life,” said the Canadian driver.
The story ended with a happy ending. Aston Martin he scored his first podium finish of the year in the first race. Something unthinkable when Alonso signed with the Silverstone team a few months ago (at that time they were ninth in the constructors’ championship).
Lance also finished in the points. He was seventh, ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell, and opened his locker with 8 points. The beginning of Aston Martin is more than exciting.
An incredible effort from this guy all weekend. 👊#BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/yfcaCZjAzM
— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) March 5, 2023
