The reason why Aston Martin is leaving Alonso alone in Singapore after the loss of Stroll

Fernando Alonso will be looking this Sunday to get back to the front positions at the Singapore GP. The Asturian, who will start from seventh position on the starting grid, is the only Aston Martin driver in the race, after Lance Stroll’s withdrawal was announced early in the morning.

The Canadian suffered a serious accident during qualifying which caused the team to decide not to take the risk. “The team is facing a big job today to fix the car and Lance is still in pain after a heavy impact. “Lance’s goal is now focused on a full recovery before the Japanese Grand Prix,” read the statement released by the British team.

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That there is an empty space on the starting grid of a Grand Prix is ​​something unusual, and Many fans wonder why Aston Martin didn’t give the place to its third driver.

Well, regardless of whether or not the mechanics prepared the vehicle after the qualifying accident, The option to run Felipe Drugovich is impossible.

The reason is none other than the current regulations, which prevents a driver who has not participated in any of the weekend practice sessions from participating in the racesomething that could have been done years ago.

In fact, Drugovich participated in the first free practice of the last Italian GP in Monzabut in Singapore he didn’t have that chance, so his chance to join the race was buried.

Born in Maringá, State of Paraná (Brazil) on May 23, 2000, Felipe Drugovich started in karting both in his country and in Europe.

He passed all the lower categories of Formula 1 until in 2022 he won the lowest category, F2, which earned him admission to the Aston Martin driver academy.

It entered the British team as part of the development program for the new car. and participated in tests at Yas Marina after the F1 World Championship, in addition to the team’s private tests at the Silverstone circuit and the first free practice sessions of the last Italian GP.