Lance Stroll reveals how he managed to recover

Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll took 6th place in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but this result has a special value, as just a few weeks ago the Canadian got into an unpleasant mess after suffering far from innocent injuries just before the pre-season had passed tests.

He skipped pre-season testing altogether and everyone was wondering if Lance would be able to get back on track in time, but he recovered at the start of the race weekend and got behind the wheel of an AMR23 in practice on Friday. He had to fly, overcome pain, but he succeeded and only now decided to tell the story that happened to him in sufficient detail.

On his social media pages, Lance posted a sort of account of how he spent the past two weeks and even accompanied it with a short video.

Lance Stroll: “I want to take a moment to reflect on the events of the past two weeks and share my story with everyone. On Saturday, February 18, during a training in Spain, I had an accident on my bike. X-rays showed that my right wrist was broken, the bones had moved, as well as my left wrist was broken, my left arm was partially broken, and finally my right big toe was broken.

With the start of the season already very close, there couldn’t be a worse moment. The medical team that worked with me initially thought that I would miss not only the tests, but also the first few races.

48 hours after the incident, ie 12 days before the first race, Dr Javier Mir performed successful surgery on my right wrist. After the surgery he told me that if I worked hard I could recover for the race in Jeddah. But he also gave a more optimistic prediction: if I’m lucky, I can perform in Bahrain, even if the chances are small.

I am still convinced that the emergency measures he spoke of got me back on track. But then the work was still ahead. Unfortunately, Dr. Mir explained to me that with such injuries to the left hand and toe, the bones cannot be restored, and to recover, I have to rely on more conservative methods.

My doctors assured me that we would do our best to heal the broken bones, and it became a full-time job. Even if the probability was no more than 0.5%, I tried to combine all the techniques that could only help.

It was slow at first because I constantly needed help, even with the daily household chores. But every day I got better, and when the cast was removed after four days, it became clear that there was still a chance to start in Bahrain. Doctors developed a program to restore the mobility and strength of the hands.

The rehabilitation process required hard work, but with the doctors, my friends and family supporting me, I was able to overcome the pain and get back behind the wheel in Bahrain. We did it!!! I am grateful to everyone who has supported me and sent good wishes!”