Stroll to make surprise GT debut in place of cancelled F1 Bahrain GP

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll will race in the GT World Challenge Europe season opener at Paul Ricard next weekend during the extended break in the grand prix racing calendar.The cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix in April, the result of ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, has created a five-week gap in the schedule between F1 races.And it’s that which Stroll will take advantage of when he races an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 run by the Comtoyou Racing team at the former French GP venue on April 12, which would otherwise have clashed with the Bahrain G …