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title: "Stroll to drive Force India in Abu Dhabi post-season test"
canonical: "https://readmotorsport.com/2018/11/25/stroll-to-drive-force-india-in-abu-dhabi-post-season-test/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Kyran Gibbons"
section: "F1 News"
published: "2018-11-25T17:48:35Z"
modified: "2018-11-25T17:49:41Z"
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# Stroll to drive Force India in Abu Dhabi post-season test

Force India has announced that Lance Stroll will drive the team’s car on both days of the post-season Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi.

Stroll has been heavily linked with a move to Force India for the 2019 season, after his father Lawrence led a consortium of investors in purchasing the team during the summer.

Shortly after the acquisition, Stroll reportedly had a seat fitting at Force India despite eventually completing the full season with Williams.

Williams confirmed on Thursday that [Robert Kubica](https://readmotorsport.com/2018/11/22/kubica-to-complete-f1-return-with-williams-in-2019/) would step up from his reserve driver role to partner George Russell in the team’s race seats next season, leaving Stroll without a drive.

Following Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Force India confirmed on Twitter;

> .[@SChecoPerez](https://twitter.com/SChecoPerez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and [@lance\_stroll](https://twitter.com/lance_stroll?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) will be testing for [@ForceIndiaF1](https://twitter.com/ForceIndiaF1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) in the [@pirellisport](https://twitter.com/pirellisport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) test next week.
>
> Schedule:\
> Day 1 – AM: Sergio\
> Day 1 – PM: Lance
>
> Day 2 – Lance
>
> — Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) [November 25, 2018](https://twitter.com/AstonMartinF1/status/1066724711504191488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

While the team is yet to formally confirm Stroll as its 2019 driver alongside the already re-signed Perez, Esteban Ocon’s departure from the team to become Mercedes reserve driver in 2019 leaves a vacancy.

Stroll has faced a challenging second season in Formula 1, with Williams finishing bottom of the constructors’ championship. Stroll scored six points in total, with rookie team-mate Sergey Sirotkin bagging just one.