Lance Stroll: Formula One driver suffers massive crash in Singapore GP qualifying

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Formula One Driver Lance Stroll will miss Sunday Singapore Grand Prix His Aston Martin team said after the Canadian suffered a major crash in qualifying on Saturday.

Attempting to advance to the next round of qualifying, Stroll crashed into the barriers at the final corner at high speed at the end of Q1, causing significant damage to his Aston Martin with debris all over the track and the front wheel coming off the car. .

A Report On Sunday, the team said the 24-year-old was „still in pain” and that repairing the car was a „huge job”.

„The entire team is relieved that Lance was able to get out of the car after yesterday’s crash – however, he is still feeling the after-effects of such a high-impact crash,” team principal Mike Krag said in a statement.

„Our priority now is his full and speedy recovery. We have decided together that he will be out of this evening’s race and fully focused on getting back in the cockpit for next weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.

According to F1’s official website, Ula got out of the car unaided and was later given a physical by the medical team.

Ula is ninth in the drivers’ championship. The Japanese Grand Prix takes place on September 24.