Stroll finally breaks silence over alledged meltdown in Spanish GP

21:36, 12 Jun

Updated: 21:41, 12 Jun

byTobia Elia

Lance Stroll has finally opened up about the alleged outburst he was said to have had at the end of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.

According to a report from the BBC last week, the Canadian driver, after being eliminated in Q2 with the fourteenth fastest time, allegedly damaged equipment inside the garage, including his own helmet. He also reportedly shouted at some of his mechanics.

''I understand that a helmet was thrown to the extent that the helmet might have been damaged, such was the force that it hit the wall. There was a lot of shouting and swearing going on as well'', Sky Sports commentator David Croft reported some days ago.

'Lance has got form for punching walls, albeit, you know, partition walls before that wouldn't necessarily hurt him. I've heard that before in his time at Aston Martin''

Lance Stroll

'I was pretty frustrated'

Asked about what really happened in the garage last week, Stroll responded: ''I was frustrated for sure. Frustrated about my wrists and the last three races from Imola. And it was just inhibiting my driving''.

''So I knew that Sunday was going to be tricky, probably impossible. And at that point I was, yeah, pretty frustrated about it''.

Providing more details about his wrist pain, the Canadian commented: ''As an athlete in any sport, think you're always trying to push through pain, discomfort as much as you can to try and get a good result at the end of the weekend. In that situation, I was struggling and I was trying to push through it, but I didn't feel sensible to push anymore. It felt like the damage was getting worse''.

''I needed to do something more serious about it. I don't really want to get into detail about what I had to do and how I had to do it. And cause it's just my medical privacy and I like to keep that kind of confidential. All I can say for sure is, you know, I'm feeling a lot better''.