Breaking news
Formula 1 Eifel GP
Unwell Stroll misses Nurburgring FP3, Hulkenberg on stand-by
Racing Point Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll did not take part in FP3 at the Nurburgring today after feeling unwell.
Adam Cooper
Edited: Oct 10, 2020, 10:44 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
The team says that it will make a call after the session about what it will do for qualifying for the Eifel GP.
The team’s reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg, who was already in Germany, has travelled to the circuit and will be on hand if he is required.
A statement from Racing Point said: “Lance Stroll is not feeling 100% this morning and will therefore not participate in FP3.
“His condition will be assessed after the session to evaluate whether he is fit to drive, at which point the team will confirm plans for quali.”
Hulkenberg stood in for Sergio Perez at the British GP and 70th Anniversary race when the Mexican had a positive COVID-19 test.
He failed to start the first race after a last minute engine problem, and finished seventh on his second outing, having qualified third.
He will be able to step into the car for qualifying, as it counts as a practice session.
A similar situation occurred at the 2017 Hungarian GP, when Paul di Resta was drafted into Williams for qualifying when Felipe Massa was not fit to drive.
Hulkenberg knows the circuit well. He drove in the last German GP at the venue in 2013, and tested a GT car at the venue a few months ago.
One complication is that he will have to have a negative COVID-19 test before he is allowed to enter the paddock.
It’s understood that he was due to come to the circuit anyway for TV commitments, in which case he would already have had the necessary test.
If he is required to drive then he will have a very limited amount of time to prepare for qualifying with the engineers, although at least the team will have been able to adjust the cockpit for his seat and pedal settings.
Stroll’s absence from FP3 will also compromise Perez’s weekend. With Friday rained out, today’s session was crucial for all teams, with the tyre testing workload shared out between both drivers, and work for both qualifying and the race crammed into the single session.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article FIA unveils tweaked Eifel GP medical evacuation plan
Next article Eifel GP: Bottas leads Hamilton, Leclerc in FP3
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Adam Cooper
RB: Tsunoda “mentally on a different level” in 2024
Formula 1
Formula 1
Japanese GP
RB: Tsunoda “mentally on a different level” in 2024
Andretti planning F2 and F3 entries to promote US talent to F1 team
Formula 1
Formula 1
Andretti planning F2 and F3 entries to promote US talent to F1 team
Andretti F1 team formally opens new Silverstone facility
Formula 1
Formula 1
Andretti F1 team formally opens new Silverstone facility
More from
Lance Stroll
"Unacceptable downshifts" – Max Verstappen explains what's behind a recurring F1 radio complaint
Formula 1
Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
"Unacceptable downshifts" – Max Verstappen explains what's behind a recurring F1 radio complaint
Aston Martin knew before Mexico GP it would not finish, Honda brings new countermeasures
Formula 1
Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
Aston Martin knew before Mexico GP it would not finish, Honda brings new countermeasures
More from
Racing Point
Aston Martin: Vettel can help bring out the best in Stroll
Formula 1
Formula 1
Aston Martin: Vettel can help bring out the best in Stroll
Stroll: 2020 results answered own questions over F1 capability
Formula 1
Formula 1
Stroll: 2020 results answered own questions over F1 capability
Aston Martin set for February F1 livery and car launch
Formula 1
Formula 1
Aston Martin set for February F1 livery and car launch
Latest news
Kimi Antonelli: "Weird" spin and car instability cost F1 Brazilian GP win
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
10 min
Kimi Antonelli: "Weird" spin and car instability cost F1 Brazilian GP win
Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc summoned to stewards after F1 Brazilian GP
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
1 h
Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc summoned to stewards after F1 Brazilian GP
Jorge Martin will be "almost 100% fit" in Portugal as heroic Qatar display keeps title hopes alive
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Qatar GP
1 h
Jorge Martin will be "almost 100% fit" in Portugal as heroic Qatar display keeps title hopes alive
Five quick takeaways from Brazilian GP
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
2 h
Five quick takeaways from Brazilian GP
Feature
Discover prime content
How F1’s rules got to be so complex
Formula 1
By Pat Symonds
How F1’s rules got to be so complex
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe