Stroll's incredible recovery: Broken toe, fractured wrists and top 10 finish
Mar.5 - Lance Stroll has admitted that he also broke a toe in his recent mountain bike crash.
The Canadian sat out pre-season testing but was back in the newly-competitive Aston Martin for the Bahrain season opener.
Stroll, 24, had his wrists bandaged following surgery for a fracture and recovery from a sprain - and he was also photographed being physically assisted out of his cockpit after practice by team mechanics.
"I couldn't move my hands, I couldn't walk," he told Sky Deutschland when asked about his bike crash.
"I also broke the big toe of my right foot. 12 days ago I was under the knife, 10 days ago I was allowed to leave hospital.
"If I had been given only a 1 percent chance, I would have grabbed it," added Stroll, whose mother Claire-Anne Callens, a Belgian fashion designer, is in Bahrain.
There had been rumours hand pain might rule out him out of the running for Sunday's race, but Stroll actually managed to qualify eighth - immediately behind both works Mercedes.
"It's going to be a long race, but I'm looking forward to it," he said.
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I’m not a fan of Lance Stroll, never have been and probably never will be, but he has earned some respect from me for his drive on Sunday. Take a moment to appreciate what he accomplished; he had no preseason testing, was recovering from a broken wrist and broken toe, and managed to qualify eighth and finish in sixth place. It will be interesting to see him in the next race; I suspect the gap between him and Alonso is less than we thought.
An interesting thought , one to watch yes
For a laugh, there’s a clip from 2019 showing LS on the ice with the Montreal Canadiens (National Hockey League) prior to the Montreal GP. Hockey players have a bit of a reputation for being rugged boys. Maybe that explains his stepping up in Bahrain!
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