Lance Stroll claims he was ‘passing out’ during the immensely challenging Qatar GP

Lance Stroll and the rest of the drivers had a tough ouing during the Qatar GP.

Lance Stroll claims he was ‘passing out’ during the immensely challenging Qatar GP

Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll (Via IMAGO)

The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix has not been making many headlines for Max Vwrstappen’s victory but has been incessantly all over the web for how challenging the 54-lap event was for all the drivers. Esteban Ocon puked in his balaclava around lap 15-16 of the race, and Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll admitted that he was passing out in his AMR23 during the event.

Heading into yesterday’s night race, there were major concerns regarding conditions at the track. Several pundits predicted that it was going to be an extreme challenge, but no one, including the drivers, thought it was going to lead to safety concerns. At the end of the event, several drivers were seen gasping for air and lying down immediately after getting out of the car.

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Lance Stroll also found the conditions extremely difficult in the cockpit of the AMR23, and while talking about the challenges that the drivers face during the 54-lap race, he said, as reported by Racingnews.com. “I was passing out in the car, and they painted the kerbs and made the track narrower so you can’t even feel the kerbs. You’re just trying to see it [track limits].”

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“But the problem is, you can’t see where you’re going because you’re passing out. I was fully fading out. It was with 20 laps to go [when my condition started to worsen.]” Looking at the comments of the Canadian driver, it is quite clear that the night event at the Lusail International Circuit turned out to be extremely challenging.

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Lance Stroll needs to look at his unacceptable actions during the Qatar GP weekend

While Lance Stroll has deemed the Qatar night race an extremely challenging event, he needs to get away from the sport for a bit and think about the things he did after Friday’s qualifying session. Stroll was extremely furious after getting knocked out in Q1, and he let out his frustration on his team; this is unacceptable from a professional racing driver.

Lance Stroll (Credits: Planet F1)
Lance Stroll (Credits: Planet F1)

For his actions, he was bashed by fans as well as the pundits of the pinnacle of motor racing, and with the next event quite a few days away, it would be in his best interest to get away from F1 and try and make sure that he does not repeat his actions. The Aston Martin F1 team has yet to make a public statement regarding the same.

Lance Stroll is the son of Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll, and this is being seen by many as the reason why the Silverstone-based team has not commented on the terrible situation. F1 is now in a break of over 10-12 days, and considering this, they could state in the upcoming days that Stroll also apologizing for his actions.

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