Lance Stroll Confident He Can Catch Up During Bahrain GP Practice Sessions

The Canadian driver is not worried about missing pre-season testing.

Lance Stroll has spoken ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix after making a recovery from his bicycle accident.

The Aston Martin driver suffered from injuries from a bicycle accident during his winter training which caused him to miss the pre-season testing last week. Reserve driver Felipe Drugovich stepped in for the Canadian driver and was set to drive in his place this weekend if he could not make a recovery in time. 

The British team confirmed this morning that Stroll is race-fit and will be competing this weekend. The difficulty for Stroll and the team is that he has missed out on crucial testing time to get used to the AMR23. 

Stroll explained in the TV pen to Sky Sports:

"Yeah came off my bike and I ate it pretty good. So it was an intense week of recovery to get here but I'm feeling good and looking forward to the weekend.

"I was in the sim, a lot of physiotherapy over the last week so feeling good. I missed enough last week."

When asked what the effect of missing pre-season testing will have on his performance, Stroll responded:

"Every day helps in the car but I'm confident I have enough time in FP 1, 2, and 3 to get into a decent rhythm.

"Get a feel for my body and get comfortable with the car and that's what I'm gonna focus on. I can't change the fact that I missed testing.

Drugovich will continue to be on hand over the weekend should anything change with either Stroll or his new teammate Fernando Alonso. However, the team are expected to be competitive towards the top of the grid after making significant improvements from last year.