F1 star OUT of Spanish Grand Prix and will undergo surgery after serious injury and pain in his wrist as grid is changed
LANCE STROLL is OUT of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.
The Aston Martin driver, 26, will undergo surgery on a troublesome hand and wrist issue.
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Stroll qualified in P14 for Sunday's race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
But the Canadian had been complaining about pain in his wrist for over a month.
Stroll broke both wrists in a cycling accident on the eve of the 2023 F1 season.
In a statement, Aston Martin wrote on X: "Over the course of the past six weeks Lance has been experiencing pain in his hand and wrist.
"His medical consultant believes this 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."
The team added that due to "sporting regulations", Fernando Alonso would be their only car running in Spain.
F1 rules state only drivers who took part in qualifying can start on the grid.
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Despite Stroll's withdrawal, there will be no change to the grid placings from P14 upwards.
Drivers lining up behind Stroll will still start in their slated positions rather than moving up one place.
It remains to be seen if Stroll can return to driving in time for his home Canadian Grand Prix on June 15.
Felipe Drugovich is the next man up for Aston Martin.
Oscar Piastri clinched pole position during an eventful qualifying session on Saturday.
He narrowly beat colleague Lando Norris into P2 as the McLaren's dominated in Barcelona.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third fastest, 0.302secs slower than Piastri.
Mercedes driver George Russell set exactly the same lap time to start in P4, with Lewis Hamilton and his Ferrari just behind.
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