Williams rookie Lance Stroll will be happy with a more spacious environment this weekend in China with which to continue his difficult F1 apprenticeship.

The 18-year-old got caught out by the narrow Albert Park layout in Melbourne a fortnight ago when he crashed out of the final practice session.

The Canadian thus welcomes Shanghai’s more forgiving nature for his second race with Williams.

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“This will be my first time in mainland China, as in the past I have just been to Macau where I raced in F3,” Stroll commented in the team’s China GP preview.

“I don’t know a lot about the circuit. I have only done some simulator work on the track, so I still have to wait to see what it is like in reality.

“However, I have watched some of the races there so have an idea about the scale of the track.

“After Melbourne, which is a narrow track, I am going to change my approach a bit as it is a little more forgiving with the large run off areas.

“Having said that, I shall just prepare in the normal way as well as I can for the race.”

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