Lance Stroll smashes into concrete wall at 200MPH following a puncture to one of his tyres
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Lance Stroll was forced to retire from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after crashing his car at 200mph.
The Aston Martin driver crashed into the barrier following a puncture to one of his tyres.
Team owner Lawrence Stroll came into the garage to check on his son, who emerged unscathed following the incident.
Lance Stroll was forced to retire from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after crashing at 200mph
The safety car was deployed on lap 31 of 51 after Stroll crashed.
Stroll suffered a rear-left puncture as he was approaching 200mph. The failure veered him into the concrete wall ahead of the start-finish straight.
The 22-year-old sustained serious damage to his Aston Martin but he was able to walk away from the high-speed incident.
Stroll sustained damage to his Aston Martin but was able to walk away from the incident
The Aston Martin driver crashed into the barrier as a consequence of tyre failure
In addition, Max Verstappen crashed out from the lead with five laps remaining after suffering a left-rear puncture.
The failure sent Verstappen into the concrete wall on the right-hand side of the start-finish straight as he was driving at more than 200mph.
Max Verstapepn crashed out from the lead with five laps remaining after a left-rear puncture
Verstappen was able to walk away from the high-speed crash, kicking the tyre which had failed, with the safety car deployed. Perez assumed the lead ahead of Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
With debris littered across the start-finish straight, the race was red flagged on lap 49 of 51.
Stroll had also crashed during the opening qualifying session for the Grand Prix.
On that occasion he stated that tailwind was the reason behind the crash.
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