Many questions have been asked lately about whether or not Stroll survives as a Formula One driver.
In the sport or, in fact, any sport, there is one individual who stands out as the bad boy in that category. It is the person who gets more publicity than any others and does so in a terrible way. It is no different in the sport of Formula 1, in which, at this point, after four races out of 24, the individual is Lance Stroll, the Canadian who drives for the Aston Martin team, which happens to be owned by his millionaire father, Laurence.
The first chance that Stroll had was in Canada, where he won karting races. Following that, he went to the Ferrari driver academy. Stroll then came to Williams, where his persistence paid off with a third place in Azerbaijan. That was before (out of pure chance) his father purchased the then Racing Point Team, switching the name to Aston Martin. The team wasted no time grabbing two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who recently extended his contract.
However, the question of who would take the second seat was no problem for the elder Stroll, and Stroll Junior had to admit that his father made the difference. But that was then. There have been rumors that Stroll might be forced out of that second seat, even though that father connection might render that outcome impossible.
Why now? Despite the team’s overall success–with Alonso having already grabbed some podiums–Stroll has not done well despite several top-ten placings. Then there have been other issues. Stroll shoved his trainer following one race last season, and it was all caught on camera. The rest came into this season with crashes and driving errors, including the recent race in China, where his altercation with RB Visa Cash App’s Daniel Ricciardo made things worse.
The news and rumors of him leaving by mid- or the end of the season continue to grow, and with the next race coming up in Miami, Florida, in the U.S.A., it could be interesting to see how this may continue.
It will only be a few more weeks before his home race in Canada will be like, in which the home fans will undoubtedly cheer him on. However, the bottom line is that Stroll needs to race better and that responsibility is on him. Hopefully, whatever result occurs let’s hope it is done quickly. The current situation seems untenable for the team and for Stroll.
