Aston Martin: Felipe Drugovich to replace injured Lance Stroll in pre-season

Aston Martin's Felipe Drugovich won the 2022 Formula 2 title

Aston Martin reserve operator Felipe Drugovich volition thrust connected the archetypal time of this week's pre-season trial successful spot of injured contention operator Lance Stroll.

Aston Martin person not revealed their docket for the remaining 2 days.

Stroll volition miss the trial arsenic a effect of what was described by the squad arsenic a "minor" cycling accident.

There is simply a hazard that the Canadian whitethorn not beryllium capable to contention successful the consequent Bahrain Grand Prix, which starts the 2023 play connected 3-5 March.

Aston Martin person 2 reserve drivers to take from. Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne - the reigning Formula E champion, who was Alonso's team-mate astatine McLaren successful F1 successful 2017-18 - is the other.

Alonso, who joins Aston Martin from Alpine this season, said astatine the team's motorboat past week that the accustomed bounds of one-and-a-half days of investigating for each operator would apt mean he was not afloat up to velocity for the commencement of the season.

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