Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll missed the Spanish Grand Prix with injury, in the aftermath of losing his temper in the team's garage.
The Canadian is said by sources to have damaged equipment in the garage and sworn at team members after being eliminated at the end of the second qualifying session, in which he was 0.535 seconds slower than team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Asked to confirm Stroll had lost his temper in this way, an Aston Martin spokesperson said: "Lance was upset."
The spokesperson said the injury and the episode in the garage were unrelated.
Aston Martin said Stroll would miss the Spanish Grand Prix because "has been experiencing pain in his hand and wrist".
The team said Stroll's medical consultant believed the discomfort was related to the operation he had in early 2023, when he broke both wrists in a cycling accident.
Stroll is to have an operation in an attempt to rectify the problem.
The situation puts his participation in his home race in Canada on 13-15 June in doubt.
