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Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich will drive on the first day of this week’s pre-season test in place of injured race driver Lance Stroll.<\/span><\/p>\n The Brazilian Formula 2 champion will steer the car on Thursday morning in Bahrain before handing over to Fernando Alonso for the afternoon session.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Aston Martin have not revealed their schedule for the remaining two days.<\/span><\/p>\n Stroll will miss the test as a result of what was described by the team as a “minor” cycling accident.<\/span><\/p>\n There is a risk that the Canadian may not be able to race in the subsequent Bahrain Grand Prix, which starts the 2023 season on 3-5 March.<\/span><\/p>\n Aston Martin have two reserve drivers to choose from. Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne – the reigning Formula E champion, who was Alonso’s team-mate at McLaren in F1 in 2017-18 – is the other.<\/span><\/p>\n Alonso, who joins Aston Martin from Alpine this season, said at the team’s launch last week that the usual limit of one-and-a-half days of testing for each driver would likely mean <\/span>he was not fully up to speed for the start of the season<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n