The Aston Martin driver has been forced to skip pre-season ꦛtesting at Sakhir after sustaining a wrist injury in a ‘minor’ cycling accident while training for the new campaign. 

Aston Martin have not revealed the severity of Stroll’s injury and are unwilling to comment beyond confirmin✤g they are monitoring his progres⛎s on a day-by-day basis. 

Stroll’s continued absence has sparked speculꦜation he may have to miss the first race of the season on March 5.&nbs💧p;

The Canadian ha𝕴s visited MotoGP traumatology specialist Dr Xavier Mir, according to F1 presenter and journalist Wil🍃l Buxton. 

“The team are being very quiet about it,൲” Buxton said on F1TV. 

"As we♎ understand it, he has been to see Dr. Mir in Spain, who is one of if not the pre-eminent hand, wrist and arms specialists in the world.

"He’s the man who all the MotoGP riders go to when they have all those horrible injuries and൩ are back on the bike in three days.”

Buxton said Stroll will also try out Aston Martin's simulator this weekend.&nbs♒p﷽;

“Always, when a team closes ranks and doesn’t give inf🐼ormation, it lead🔥s to rumours and talk. We still don’t know what the exact situation with Lance Stroll is," he continued. 

“Although the team need to confirm or deny, Lance has seen him and will be in the simulator this weekend to see whether or not the wrists have the strength to al🎶low 🏅him to come back.”

Drugovich gets more running 

Stroꩵll was replaced by Aston Martin reserve Felipe Drugovich on the opening morning of the🧔 test and returned to action on the final day. 

Ex-Renault F1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes the extra running is a sign Aston Martin arꦉe prepping the F2 champion for a potential grand prix debut in Bahrain. 

"The fact that he’s back in, I think that they’re prepping him up right now,” Palmer tolꦏd Sky Sports. 

"This morning will be better for him to get a feel and I do feel like♏ they’re prepping him for next week.”

Drugovich was third-quickest in the morning session, before handing over to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso to complete A𒆙ston Martin’s testing pro🥂gramme. 

Could Vettel return? 

During Sky Sports’ coverage of the final day of testing, commentator David Croft revealed he heard a rumour that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sebastian Vettel may have been in contact with Aston Martin t🎉o offer his services. 

However, according to his brother Fabian, Vettel is currently on a camping trip wit⛄h his family. 

If Vettel were to replace Stroll, it would mar𓂃k a 𝓰sensational return to F1 just one race after the four-time world champion retired from the sport. 

It would also see him 🧜team up with fellow muꦦltiple world champion and former title rival Alonso.