What Stroll can learn from past cases

Motorsport is dangerous. It’s an exploit to be taken seriously, and nothing less than peak physical fitness is expected of drivers to reach peak performance.

But motorsport is also a highly competitive business, and the stakes are high. When money has been invested, taking the decision to prioritise health over competition isn’t easily made and history is littered with cases of drivers throwing themselves into battle while a long way from being fully fit.

As the…