Lance Stroll willing to race through broken wrist pain at F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

Lance Stroll says he is determined to race at the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix despite breaking his wrist in a cycling accident. 
Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin
Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin

The 24-year-old Canadian was forced to miss pre-season testing last week after injuring himself when he168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: fell off his bicycle while traini✃ng for the new F1 season. 

Aston Martin confirmed on Thursday that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Stroll will return to the team for this weekend’s season-opener in Bahraꦇin. 

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Stroll stressed he is confident he can race with pins in his right w💃rist following surgery after conducting a successful test on the team’s simulator. 

"With these injuries it's always hard to tell, but the first few days were rough,” Stroll said as he spoke to media 🥂for the first time since his accident. 

"It looked like it wa🅘s going to be tough but then the last four or five days, it's really b🀅een improving a lot every day.

"I got cleared by the doctors a🌸nd they're confident I💮 can go racing and that the bones are looking good."

Stroll, who 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史ꦰ:visited top MotoGP arm specialist Dr Xavier Mir, admitted he is still suffering from pain. 

Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin F1 Team - wrist injury. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir,
Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin F1 Team - wrist injury. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1,…

"It 💯hurts a bit, but it feels good," he added. "It feels solid and nothing that I haven't had before.

"I really felt like ๊I could drive normally with a little bit more disco🧸mfort, but nothing that's stopping me from driving, like any excruciating pain or anything like that.”

"If I felt like it was not smart, if I felt like it was a risk of injuring myself more, or if I felt like my bones 💯weren't ready, I wouldn't do it.

"Formula 1 is a long season, there's 23 races. It's not all about b🎉eing here in Bahrain, but I do feel confident, the doctors feel confident, so here I am."

Stroll's teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso reveal🎐ed he raced with broken bones in his hand during 2022. 

“In my case, I b🅘roke a few bones in both hands last year," the two-time world champion said. 

“S🗹o, until August, I was not fu꧂lly recovered. I had some pain, but we love driving!”

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