Aston Martin has confirmed what was expected - that their test and reserve driver Felipe Drugovich will replace Lance Stroll in pre-season testing after the Canadian was injured on the bike.

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has announced that he will miss pre-season testing in Bahrain due to a cycling accident, but could be fit for the start of the season.

Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel tested the new Aston Martin F1 car for 2022 for the first time on the Silverstone track, which is the first opportunity to see a new generation of cars on the track before the start of pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Aston Martin F1 team principal and CEO Otmar Szafnauer believes they can get the best out of Sebastian Vettel and allow him to enjoy the driving again, but also warns him that it won’t be easy for him against new team-mate Lance Stroll who is ‘very, very fast’.

Aston Martin F1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer explained why four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is so important to his team, and says they are sure Lance Stroll is more than capable of doing a good job if they give him a good car.

Sebastian Vettel received three penalty points for an incident with Lance Stroll at the Italian GP after he forced him to drive off-track, and due to previously accumulated points, he faces a potential race ban.

Lance Stroll drivers and Sergio Perez set the two highest speeds in the 2019 Canadian GP after Sebastian Vettel in Ferrari was the fastest in qualifying while the German was at the bottom of the sheets in the race.