Lance Stroll

Stroll reflects on Alonso’s contract extension with Aston Martin F1: “He’s super motivated and passionate”

Chiara Martin5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll expressed optimism about his team’s future and his current focus on the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix, amidst the recent confirmation of his teammate’s contract extension. Stroll conveyed his positive sentiments regarding the team dynamics, particularly praising Fernando Alonso’s continued passion and motivation for Formula 1. “I think it’s very good…

Krack says it’s “very encouraging” Aston Martin F1 finished ahead of Mercedes in Japan

Sushmita Balakrishnan5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack is optimistic about the team’s performance saying they are no longer “in no-man’s land”. The AMR24 demonstrated an impressive performance following a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix. The Silverstone team had the fifth fastest race car on the grid and both the Aston Martin’s finished in the points, Alonso in…

Stroll explains frustrated radio message as he says F1 Japanese GP weekend “one to forget”

Öykü Ceylan5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Lance Stroll experienced a challenging weekend at Suzuka, Japan, culminating in a 12th-place finish, while his teammate Fernando Alonso secured a commendable sixth position. However, amidst the struggles, one radio message from Stroll during the race caught attention, prompting revelations about the underlying issue. Stroll expressed his dissapointment over the team radio, stating, “It is…

“No pace in the car and no pace in myself” — Stroll on his Q1 exit at the F1 Japanese GP

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

Lance Stroll is having a nightmare weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix. Aston Martin brought updates to Suzuka and Fernando Alonso maximised it from FP3 onwards, qualifying P5 for Sunday’s race. The Canadian driver had the new package since FP1. While his Q1 elimination was probably a shock to many, the signs had been there…

F1 Japanese GP | FP3 | Verstappen leads Perez and the two Mercedes drivers in final practice

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

On a cloudy morning at Suzuka, the drivers quickly took to the track after FP2 was basically written off because of the weather. A 1:30.265 from Max Verstappen kicked things off in FP3 on the mediums, 0.188s ahead of Sergio Perez. The Haas of Kevin Magnussen got it wrong at the hairpin, losing the rear…

F1 drivers divided over Fernando Alonso’s contentious Australian GP penalty

Magdalena Put6 months ago6 months ago015 mins

The penalty imposed on Fernando Alonso for “dangerous driving” as he defended against George Russell on the penultimate lap in Melbourne remains a big talking point heading into the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso was found braking and downshifting about 100 metres earlier than expected, slowing rapidly before accelerating again to make the corner. These defensive…

Lance Stroll “feels good” in the AMR24 and says “it should be pretty smooth” to have a new race engineer from Suzuka onwards

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Lance Stroll is currently P9 in the F1 Drivers’ Championship with the same number of points as his position. He spoke to media during the Australian Grand Prix weekend about how he feels in the AMR24 and also looked ahead to Andrew Vizard becoming his race engineer from Suzuka onwards. Stroll has had a far…

Lance Stroll simple in assessment of F1 Australian GP result: “Solid race and happy to pick up some points”

Ewout Albrecht6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

After a quick exit in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, in which he clipped the inside wall of turn 22 resulting in a firm impact with the outside wall, Lance Stroll bounced back with a solid sixth place in the Australian Grand Prix. Outqualifying and (eventually) finishing ahead of his two-time World Champion teammate Fernando Alonso, it was a pretty decent result for the Canadian. Or as he himself summarised: “Solid race and happy to pick up some points.”

F1 Australian GP FP3 | Leclerc fastest as 0.092s covers the top 4

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

The first driver to post a time in final practice was Sergio Perez, with the Mexican logging a 1:19.206. Verstappen responded to that quickly as he beat it by 0.615s. Both drivers were on mediums. Perez went again and smashed in a 1:17.927 to go 0.664s ahead of the Dutchman thanks to three purple sectors….

Aston Martin F1 wants to “keep chipping away” at improving the AMR24 to try and catch Red Bull Racing

Melis Öktür6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Red Bull has made a very strong start in the current Formula 1 season, but Aston Martin has hinted that they can be challenged as the campaign goes on. Aston Martin Performance Director Tom McCullough believes that they can be caught, referencing McLaren’s big gains last year as an example. During the first two rounds…