What Does Martin Brundle Feel About Lance Stroll’s Singapore Crash?

It’s interesting how a single Formula 1 Grand Prix can elicit multiple and often, widely different views for its participants and if there could be one really apt reminder of the same, then perhaps rewinding back to the most recent race, one held at Singapore would serve a case in point.

The very race that actually spelt a brilliant result for Ferrari who became the only non-Red Bull team to step on the very top step of the podium this year and thanks largely to Carlos Sainz Jr., meant an absolute disaster for the Aston Martin team.

In what became the first-ever non points finish for the great legend of the sport Fernando Alonso, who had to contend with a lowly P15 actually saw just one Aston Martin car participating in the race.

The reason?

The big accident during qualifying that saw Lance Stroll sustain a hard time, the impact of his crash during qualifying being so harsh that there’ve since been doubts whether he’d be able to race at Japan, the next F1 battleground.

Having said that, it ought to be noted that Lance Stroll’s crash, one that took place in the early stages of Singapore Grand Prix qualifying was one that took place at some 150+mph. The first exclamation anyone who witnessed that crash, which thankfully wasn’t a mishap of a serious kind, would’ve been “phew!”

Nevertheless, it ensured that Aston Martin, as a team, were already on the Blackfoot. Eventually, Lance Stroll wasn’t able to even start his 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, the incident now means the driver will hope to make a comeback the very next race at Japan.

At high speeds losing control and swooshing away into the barriers is a the kind of horror phenomenon that could possibly lead to many things; though gladly none of that happened to the young driver at Aston Martin.

One of the most delightful scenes in the incident’s immediate aftermath being Lance Stroll walking way for his medical checks that were due.

Although, the Canadian driver hasn’t really endured a very bright season in 2023; the current gap between the Canadian and the legendary Spaniard at Aston Martin being a massive 123 point void.

That being told, famous Formula 1 pundit/ expert commentator Martin Brundle had a word of observation having seen the horrid sight most recently under the bright lights of Marina Bay at the racing venue.

The following is what he would exclaim:

Congratulations to F1, the FIA, the teams, the circuits, and the medical team for all their diligent safety work because during my time as a commentator let alone an F1 driver that was an unsurvivable crash. Hopefully, he’s fit and motivated for Suzuka.

That told, with Singapore being the only race so far in 2023 to have not seen Red Bull on the top step of the podium, it is expected that the Christian Horner and Max Verstappen-powered side could well return to the winning ways at Suzuka, the home to the Japanese Grand Prix.

Unlike being a track that demands high downforce, Suzuka, anything but cagey or constricting like the street circuit of Singapore, could well flow the Red Bull team’s way.