Did Stroll really throw and damage his helmet amidst controversial Spanish GP withdrawal?

One of the biggest stories over the Catalan weekend, besides the contact between Max Verstappen and George Russell, was undoubtedly Lance Stroll’s withdrawal from the Spanish Grand Prix.

The Canadian driver underwent surgery once again to finally address the left wrist injury he sustained in an accident just before the start of the 2023 season.

What caused the most stir was that, according to reports from the BBC, Lawrence’s son damaged some equipment just after getting out of the car following his elimination in Q2, and he also shouted at some mechanics.

The news was later denied by Aston Martin chief mechanic Harry Rush, who stated that none of the reported events correspond to reality.

However, according to David Croft, who analyzed the bizarre episode on the Sky F1 show alongside Karun Chandhok, there is something odd about the narrative that led Stroll to withdraw from the race: ''I don't buy the we've been monitoring this for six weeks because if they've been monitoring it for six weeks, then surely for the good of the team, they wouldn't have put Lance into the car in qualifying''.

Adding more details to what had already been reported, Croft said: ''I understand that a helmet was thrown to the extent that the helmet might have been damaged, such was the force that it hit the wall.. There was a lot of shouting and swearing going on as well''