Lance Stroll

Lance Stroll has expained how he drove through the pain to finish sixth in Bahrain, just over two weeks after he broke his wrist and a toe in a cycling ...

there’s a list of people that I could name and without them I wouldn’t be here so a huge thank you to them, so well done to everyone back at the factory for building this incredible car that’s a pleasure to drive.” The Canadian fell back but soldiered on, and managed to pass Mercedes’ George Russell late in the race for P6, while Alonso managed a stunning P3 on his Aston Martin debut. Very fortunately we both saved it and went on to score good points. The last two weeks have just been the most insane two weeks of my life. “It was really terrible timing, I was down the inside of Russell trying to stay in front of him so braked late and then Fernando went for the cut back on Lewis so really stopped the car in the middle of Turn 4 and we just came together, so really horrible timing for all those things to happen with the really great car we had today. Stroll qualified a solid eighth on Saturday in Bahrain, but very nearly lost it all as he slammed on the brakes and tapped the rear-right of team mate Fernando Alonso’s car on the opening lap of Sunday’s race.

Lance Stroll surprised friend and foe by finishing sixth in Bahrain. Not because of his talent, or the speed of his AMR23, but because of his health.

Due to a cycling accident, the driver broke his left wrist, bruised his right wrist and broke his right big toe. "My osteopath was with me 10 hours a day to get my wrists repaired and my toe sorted out. Not because of his talent, or the speed of his AMR23, but because of his health.

Lance Stroll says he wouldn't have raced in the Bahrain GP without Dr Xavier Mir - a name much better-known to MotoGP fans than F1 fans.

And while Mir then performed the second surgery to replace the titanium plate damaged by said return, a third surgery at the end of 2020 was carried out at the Ruber Internacional Hospital in Madrid instead, while a subsequent fourth intervention – which looks to have made the most significant progress yet in returning Marquez to his pre-crash fitness levels – in 2022 was carried out at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. As well as working as a part of MotoGP’s on-site medical team, Mir has been single-handedly responsible for almost every upper limb surgery performed in recent years, with riders often flying directly to his clinic following injury. “My surgeon Dr [Xavier] Mir – without him, I wouldn’t be here, it would be impossible to be driving,” Stroll said, crediting Mir not just for the surgical intervention but for “giving me a plan to fix my left wrist and my toe”.

Lance Stroll drove an impressive 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, driving before fully recovering from a cycling accident, having fun despite the pain.

“And I’m happy to pick up sixth considering everything that happened over the last two weeks, I couldn’t move 10 days ago, I couldn’t walk. “So it’s amazing to pick up these points, to drive this car. Just Turn 10, you know, the hairpins. It’s a great way to start this season. I was struggling to just turn in with confidence without the pain. Stroll added: “Really happy for the team today.

Lance Stroll says his "wrists were on fire" after his heart-in-mouth moment with Fernando Alonso on the opening lap of the Bahrain GP.

"It’s amazing for the team. "I saw the replay on TV later and it was Lance! "By the way, Lance is my hero. "This is amazing," he added. Dodged a bullet for sure." The stewards noted the clash but deemed that no further action was necessary.