Fernando Alonso has changed Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll for the ultimate a part of 2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
Stroll was initially meant to get behind the wheel of the AMR25 on Friday morning however Aston Martin swapped their line-up round after revealing the Canadian “wasn’t feeling 100 per cent” in a single day.
Alonso as an alternative stepped in to participate within the ultimate morning of the three-day check, giving Stroll longer to get well.
Stroll did full 34 laps within the afternoon, setting a time ok for twelfth within the leaderboard, however then returned to the storage and was not seen for over an hour.
Aston Martin mechanics have been then noticed swapping the seat and getting ready their automobile for Alonso to return with round one and a half hours left on the clock.
The 2-time world champion has since returned to the circuit to finish Aston Martin’s pre-season testing programme.
“Following an preliminary session within the automobile immediately Lance subsequently felt unwell. Fernando will end the check immediately,” an Aston Martin spokesperson advised Crash.internet.
