F1 driver in high-speed Spa crash as session red flagged

Free Practice 3 at the Belgian Grand Prix has been red-flagged after Aston Martin star Lance Stroll collided with the barriers at Eau Rouge.

In very wet conditions at Spa, multiple drivers had flirted with the track limits in the early stages of the final practice session ahead of qualifying, but Stroll lost control of his car heading into the infamous corner just under 15 minutes into FP3.

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When Stroll's car collided with the barriers, the red flags were instantly waved, with Sky Sports' commentary team reporting that his collision was sufficient enough for the medical car to be automatically deployed.

Fortunately, Stroll was able to get out of the car. However, as you might expect, his Aston Martin suffered heavy damage as a result of the crash.

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What is the latest on Lance Stroll?

Following the conclusion of FP3, having earlier confirmed that Stroll had been taken to the medical centre as a precaution, Aston Martin released a fresh statement, offering the latest on Stroll's health ahead of qualifying.

"Lance is back in the team’s hospitality and is ok," Aston Martin confirmed.

"The team will now work on repairing the damage to his AMR24 ahead of qualifying."

Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz offered a very honest reaction to the crash, clearly thankful things were not more serious than they potentially could have been.

"That could have been so much worse. Thank goodness that wasn't a larger accident," Kravitz said live on Sky Sports.

"It's only the front corner but the damage could have been a lot more serious.

"I think Aston Martin will think it's lucky there weren't bigger consequences."

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