Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll will miss Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix due to pain in his hand and wrist that will require surgery.

Stroll, who had qualified 14th for the race, underwent treatment on his wrist in 2023 after a cycling accident and Aston Martin say his pain is related to that procedure.

The Canadian fell off his bike ahead of the 2023 season and missed pre-season testing but returned for the opening race two years ago.

Aston Martin said: “Over the course of the past six weeks Lance has been experiencing pain in his hand and wrist, which his medical consultant believes is in relation to the procedure he underwent in 2023.

“As a result his medical team have confirmed that he will not race tomorrow and he will undergo a procedure to rectify these issues before focusing on his recovery.”

“It was an unfortunate accident – I fell from my bike when my tyre caught a hole in the ground – but thankfully the damage was not significant and a successful minor surgery on my right wrist fixed the problem very quickly.

Seemingly unrelated, Stroll was under investigation in Spain for not following the post-qualifying procedure after he stayed in his garage for five minutes before getting weighed.

Drivers are meant to immediately head to the scales after their qualifying ends. Stroll also did not proceed through the pit lane.