Lance Stroll addresses his wrist injury struggles in F1, shares frustration after Spain, and eyes a strong return at Canadian GP.
Lance Stroll says he wants to keep his wrist health issues private ahead of his return to the Canadian Grand Prix, and admits he felt frustration in the garage after qualifying in Spain.
The Canadian withdrew from the Spanish Grand Prix following his Q2 elimination, citing wrist pain initially sustained in 2023. Stroll underwent another procedure shortly after pulling out.
After testing an older F1 car in France earlier this week, he was cleared to return in Montreal, where he remained discreet about his injury and how it worsened in recent months.
“It bothered me for a few weeks in Imola, Monaco, and then in Barcelona it was really brutal all weekend. I had the procedure and drove this week and felt pretty good, so I’m confident it’ll be fine.”
“It’s just the old injury I had two years ago. It started bothering me again and… yeah… so… I just dealt with it.”
“As an athlete, no matter the sport, I think you always try to push through pain and discomfort as much as possible to get a good result at the end of the weekend. In this situation, I was struggling and trying to persevere, but I no longer felt capable of continuing; it felt like the damage was worsening and I had to take more serious steps.”
“That’s the issue. I don’t really want to go into detail about what I had to do or how, because it’s my private life and I like to keep that confidential.”
“But all I can say is I’m feeling much better. I’m looking forward to the race weekend. Being here in Montreal is always special. I have great memories from every race, strong results over the years, results that matter to me. I love coming back here in front of my home crowd and I’m excited for the weekend.”
As for his frustration in the garage, Stroll admits, “Yes, I was frustrated for sure. Frustrated by my wrist and the last three races since Imola, and it was affecting my driving.”
“So I knew Sunday would be tough, probably impossible, and at that point I was pretty frustrated.”
“But it was nothing against the team or any individual members. It was about my injury.”
