FANS called for “someone to give Lance Stroll a hug” after a nightmare day at the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Formula One driver managed to crash his car AND fall down the stairs at Spa.
Lance Stroll crashed his car into the tyre wall during sprint qualifying
Earlier on Saturday, Stroll took a tumble down some steps
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Thankfully, he escaped from both incidents unhurt.
But it was no doubt a rough few hours for the Canadian.
Stroll took a tumble down a few steps outside the hospital unit at the race track this morning.
A picture posted online showed him being helped up and checked on by two people.
And it went from bad to worse when Stroll got into the cockpit for sprint qualifying.
He smashed his Aston Martin into the barriers during shootout two for this afternoon’s sprint race.
The 24-year-old lost control and crumpled the car against the tyres, as his front-right wheel ended up at a right angle.
That accident caused the session to be red-flagged – which also saw his team-mate Fernando Alonso knocked out because the Spaniard was on an out lap at the time.
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And F1 supporters took to Twitter feeling pretty sympathetic towards the three-time podium finisher.
One said: “Lance Stroll falling down the stairs and now this, someone give that man a hug.”
Another wrote: “He’s having the worst day of his life.”
A third added: “Lance Stroll falling down the stairs, crashing and stopping himself and his team-mate making it through to Q3 – today is not bro’s day.”
And a final user commented: “Second crash for Lance Stroll today.”
Stroll will hope he fares better in tomorrow’s Belgian GP.
He qualified tenth-fastest on Friday, nearly one second behind Alonso.
Fans wanted to give Stroll a hug after his miserable double whammy
The damage to the front right was clear to see
The crane was brought out to remove the Aston Martin
