Lance Stroll recovers from wrist injury after suffering a bicycle accident in Spain, while preparing for the pre-season. The Canadian will go to the simulator in the coming days and the head of the team, Mike Krack makes it clear that “if he can drive” he will get on the Aston Martin for the Bahrain GP: “We have several Plan Bs, but first we have to confirm Plan A. It’s very simple. It is something that we will consider in the next few days. I understand the questions, but there is nothing to communicate now.” Tester Drugovich is one of the solid options and has completed two testing sessions. Vandoorne is the other reserve.
The head of Fernando Alonso’s team did not want to go into details in conversation with the press, but along the way he dropped a weighty name that could become a star substitute. It is not the ambassador Pedro Martínez de la Rosa, “although he has brought his helmet”, but… Sebastian Vettel. Krack acknowledges that they have spoken since Lance’s injury, although he does not specify if they have discussed a possible return: “I’ve had a couple of calls with Sebastian, it’s been like that for the past year and it’s going to be like that in the future.” Did he suggest you get on the AMR23? “I will not say”.
And if it were necessary later, in Saudi Arabia, with more time? “This is very hypothetical. First thing, our plan is to have Lance. We will see later. You can ask me five times but we have not made a final decision ”, closes Krack, who does not confirm Vettel: “He had the plan for his retirement in his head and it is something that must be respected. We’ll see what happens.” But he doesn’t rule it out either. Maybe Formula 1 is not ready for an Alonso-Vettel garage.
