Stroll was due to start from 17th within the Mexico Metropolis race amid a dreadful weekend for Aston Martin, with team-mate Fernando Alonso solely managing thirteenth on the grid.
Given Stroll was already as a consequence of begin from the rear, Aston Martin has determined to make wholesale automobile adjustments in parc ferme, altering numerous components to a unique specification and tweaking the suspension set-up.
Meaning Stroll must begin the race on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez from the pitlane.
Within the FIA’s determination doc technical delegate Jo Bauer detailed that Aston modified the ground meeting, sidepod bodywork panels, rear beam wing, rear anti roll bar and entrance brake friction materials in addition to suspension set-up tweaks.
“All of the above listed elements have been changed with the approval of the FIA technical delegate following a written request from the crew involved, this being in accordance with Article 40.3 of the 2023 Method One Sporting Laws,” the assertion learn.
“However because the above elements are totally different from those initially used and likewise adjustments have been made to the set-up of the suspension (with the approval of the FIA technical delegate following a written request), automobile quantity 18 ought to now be required to begin from the pit lane based on Article 40.9 of the 2023 Method One Sporting Laws.”
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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin F1 Workforce
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda and Williams’ Logan Sargeant are the 2 different drivers beginning the race with penalties.
Tsunoda is ranging from the again of the grid after taking a fifth gearbox and Honda energy unit, whereas Sargeant was docked 10 locations after passing the Japanese driver underneath yellow in Saturday’s qualifying session.
Commenting on Aston’s woes, Alonso stated: “Plainly we’re on the sting at all times on the grip. And we have been sluggish in each session. So it is not a nasty qualifying, or something like that.
“We have now been struggling the entire weekend. So yeah, tough. We have to work all collectively to get again to our greatest stage, which is clearly not the one we’re displaying.”