How Bad is Lance Stroll Really?

[@davidfruits2766]

The timing of this video is fucking gold.

[@jatt0941]

Haha, so true

[@SuperPierre972]

why ? what happened ?

[@Cronin_]

@@SuperPierre972 Stroll crashing into the back of Ricciardo under safety car, in the entry of a hairpin. He looked at the apex, and didn't slow down so he hit Daniel and blamed Daniel and anything and everything other than himself

[@SuperPierre972]

Ah yes true. This f*cker. Almost forgot. Lol

[@S-AI6]

​@@Cronin_obviously rich people never admit fault.

[@supercaulin]

This aged well.

[@AIuyn]

You mean because of Shanghai crash ?

[@ColinJ88]

Lmao.

[@Elit3Blaze]

Truly one of the dum fuk of all time. Too blind to even use his mirrors.

[@danielsuarez7474]

And will keep aging better.

[@BillyRamirez]

@@AIuyn YOU THINK?

[@Any_key404]

He’s taking a seat a from a better driver while his dad is also fighting to keep the number of available seats in F1 low by denying Andretti a spot in the grid.

[@davidfruits2766]

The stroller family is everything wrong with F1

[@fsfaith]

2 less drivers to take places off his son. Guy's smart.

[@canebuilder3520]

Who cares…………….his Dads contribution is major, took a nothing team which is on the way up, in the las5 two years only three drivers have won a race, does anybody care about Seargeant, Ocon , Gasly, Guanyu, Bottas or any Haas driver over the last 6 years others, he’s a pay driver, live with it, it makes no difference. The sport is better with Lawrence than without.

[@xavigc5642]

@@canebuilder3520I would say this is a hot take, but this is a stupid take.

[@1mailpigeon1]

@@xavigc5642 he makes a point, it's a stupid point, but a point nonetheless. It might be true to say that the team would've been long dead without Lawrence his money though. But i don't see how that is a bad thing exactly, other and new teams would have come in to replace it.

[@carldewet6428]

Not an F1 Driver, just a Driver in F1.

[@bytesamurai]

F3 driver in F1 to be more precise (thanks to daddy's sweet sweet money)

[@AG-en5y]

Simple and elegantly described. Well said sir

[@pratyushsrijan1231]

Dont try to misguide people here. He is more like qualified for F1 academy driver.

[@guey3983]

even f3 do better

[@mrmojorisin9068]

I think it's unfair comparing Stroll to Ricciardo. Ricciardo has had his moments winning races and poles. Stroll's never achieved anything close to that.

[@Aletdinov]

Well, Stroll did get a couple of podiums, and a pole position in Turkey a few years ago. But yes, Ricciardo is still much better than him obviously.

[@matman7691]

I think it is fair to compare them in the exact way that was shown in the video, taking what is at face value rather than what has happened in the past. Yes Riccardo is a true F1 driver and champion but it sure doesn't look like it these days.

[@thedon7530]

Dan Ric earned his moments on merit and hard work. His time in F1 might be done soon, but he was an asset to the sport unlike Lance the moocher.

[@robjohnson9270]

@@Aletdinov Did 17 cars crash?

[@Aletdinov]

@@robjohnson9270 on his first podium - yeah, pretty much

[@Stubwood_on_YT]

I'm a new fan to f1, and he's annoying me already

[@GarretGoodbarrel]

Same!

[@nottomclancy2439]

As someone who was also new fan a few years ago: At first I thought: "What is this meme? This guy is alright I think?" He ain't alright.

[@festekiz]

Hahaah

[@Saintlukas123]

Good.

[@vampsith]

It’ll get worse. I’m an Andretti fan

[@oliwierprzepiora7678]

Worth noting that in 21 Vettel missed out on extra 18 points for hungary. Stroll is a disgrace.

[@Lasarius]

yeah which would have made vettel have 26 point lead

[@oliwierprzepiora7678]

@@Lasarius as a vettel fan it's hard for me not to Defend him, however in 21 lance actually outperformed sebastian in majority of the sessions but did not have as high of a peaks. In 22 he was beaten quite considerably looking at sebs bad luck that season.

[@JustSomeDinosaurPerson]

@@oliwierprzepiora7678 Outperform is kind of a stretch considering what Vettel often endured in terms of luck and strategy in both seasons. Vettel still had immensely better drives even when you could tell he was losing interest and looking to spend more time with his family. I think if the car was as good as it is now, Vettel's focus on the sport might have been maintained and he would have handedly beaten Stroll like Alonso has. Sometimes what your confidence needs most is the tool to deliver. Even Alonso didn't exactly have stellar drives every session in the Mclaren Honda days.

[@GT_177]

Let's face it though, Vettel is good but he's not up there with the very best. He was just lucky enough to be better than Mark Webber. Do like the guy though.

[@juanbeltran9507]

@@GT_177zero F1 knowledge

[@shibasatirtha62]

The irony of this season is my favourite team has both my favourite driver and the driver i despise the most 😅

[@CodyM4V3R1CK]

I'm gonna need some tips on how to deal with this situation in the next season 😅

[@501blues6]

I share your feelings about the Austin Martin drivers let's go Alfonso !!!! Cant stand stroll.

[@hemanthaditya2875]

@@CodyM4V3R1CK Damn … shots fired 😂. My wild guess is that you are talking about the our beloved Lord Perceval and the other guy 😂

[@benjamin3290]

Bout to happen to me next year with Ferrari 😅

[@chrisccc22]

I'm so with you.

[@_ericplace]

I think he has SOME skill, but so do all the college basketball stars who never played in the NBA… there are obviously 20+ drivers worldwide who could make more of the opportunity than he’s made of it.

[@scsmith4604]

I think the number is more than 20+. It has to be more like 35 to 50. Scott Dixon at 42 yrs old would do better.

[@madbull4666]

He does have decent amount of skill when he peaks, he did decently in his earlier years, against veterans with perez and vettel I didn't expect him to beat them but be close ish, which he did do. But when he has his down moments boy oh boy does he come crashing down to the level of an average boy racer on the street.

[@justinburley8659]

@@scsmith4604That’s still a really low number when you think about it

[@jahleelcastagne6912]

This is a fair assessment. He's better than Mazespin

[@CNob2492]

20+. 100s. Stroll is garbage

[@lokinorsea456]

When you said *Eight* years I almost spit my drink out. My god, has it really been that long?

[@dereksbooks]

He is surpassing Senna and Hakkinen in races driven. That makes me very sad.

[@crystalracing4794]

Not even Maldonado and Diniz lasted *this* long.

[@IPH-1212]

who else here after Stroll shanghai'd danny ric into another dimension lmaooo this vid aged like wine (in less than a week)

[@davidlynch9049]

Currently, Alonso has 31 points, and Stroll has 9 points. That's all you need to know. Daddy must remove Junior from the car and put him in the bay where "his technical knowledge" is utilized. Then, they need to find a better driver who can eventually take over from Alonso when he eventually retires. If they wait, it'll be too late to train up someone better. Thanks for the excellent analysis. I fully agree with you!

[@TravisHi_YT]

The only way Stroll leaves F1 is if daddy packs up, sells the team and takes his sponsorship money with him.

[@ilyNoct]

Also Astion Martins car is really bad compared to the last start of the season...

[@madbull4666]

​@@ilyNoctover 1 lap it's decent, alonso has had a few decent qualies now and stroll is waaay behind.

[@WickedParanoid]

"Utilize his technical knowledge"? Implying he even has it, this is work, and work is for plebs, don'tchaknow! Baby Lance is only ever good at sucking his silver spo... Oops, I meant he's WAY above typical pleb work!

[@cake5662]

simple answer: very complex answer: this video

[@beefpainting]

You know how some people ask for a regular person to compete in the Olympics just so they can understand how big the gap of talent and performance is to the professional athletes? The benefit to having Stroll in F1, is that he provides that benchmark of mediocrity for everyone else to understand the caliber of people racing around him.

[@notmenotme614]

Stroll is even worse than a regular person. Let’s not forget Stroll has the money to practice on circuits around the world while driving the highest performance cars. Stroll has bought his motorsports career. A regular person doesn’t have access to that experience and practice that’s bought.

[@razerfree4359]

The big difference is unlike Stroll most people would race with a basic understanding of sportmanship, a quality that cannot be acquired with money and which he has shown time and time again he does not posess.

[@kirkselbrede2179]

Hell no! You are 100% correct, my friend! F1 is the pinnacle for car races, and Stroll does NOT drive like he belongs there

[@Alext165]

Lance Stroll does offer technical feedback! It’s outrageous to even question it! Thanks to of his accidents the designers can make a car that is durable enough for Fernando 😂

[@pacem8227]

I think Stroll has some real potential, but not for F1. Put him in an endurance race like the 24 hours, and I think with time and training he could possibly get some nice results. Main reason I'm not a fan is his personality, the incident in China between him and Ricciardo and how Lance reacted to it is the perfect example. He gave F1 a fair shot, and for that he has my respect just like I respect all other drivers. But I feel like he should could his losses, retire, save face while he still can, and open up a spot for someone like Liam Lawson, Felipe Drugovich, Oliver Bearman etc... I hate to say it, but at this point he's just holding back the team and other talented younger drivers :/ Your assesment was harsh at points, but fair. I liked your analysis, earned my like subscription for sure! :)

[@barryalangroves8759]

That makes sense maybe you could text his father or Aston Martin shareholders

[@dereksbooks]

You really believe that he can go lao after lap in endurance racing and keep it away from the barriers? That's a big ask from him. He'd also have to lap a lot of slower cars. Liable to rearend many of them.

[@barryalangroves8759]

Maybe you are correct but Lance is not FI standing if he remains in FI he could become dangerous to other drivers

[@justinburley8659]

@@dereksbooks Lance has done a really good job on long runs in his career. He could do endurance

[@quintonrussell7248]

Rumors are that he will be moved to the Aston Martin WEC team at the end of the season. This is a rumor I hope actually turns out to be true

[@MrSpleenboy]

You should also consider qualifying times, the win/loss ratio in quali vs team mate, average net difference in lap times vs team mate, and start position differences vs team mate. I think those will *really* highlight how shit Stroll is. I'd need to look at those stats myself to be certain, but I'm pretty sure he's regularly in the region of 0.5s down on his team mate in qualifying/practice times, as well as in racing lap times

[@RoysIdea]

You may also include the number of unforced errors and the number of incidents under investigation. Please don’t look at the results of these investigations, as I get the impression that somehow he gets away with more than others (there is a running gag that his father is there with a check).

[@alan133]

​@@RoysIdeaI mean you are looking at a driver who managed to crash into another car during a cooldown lap.

[@justinburley8659]

So is Perez, but no one says shit because he’s in a Red Bull

[@3ormorecharactersmaybe5]

​@@justinburley8659 Mate, at least Perez actually contributes to Red Bull's team Championships. The existence of Stroll in a team simply equals to a ballast that guarantees a team finishing the season in a position lower than what they're expected to

[@justinburley8659]

@@3ormorecharactersmaybe5 Does he? Remember, Max’s point alone would have won Red Bull the championship last year

[@KSIAnarchaotic]

If only his team was cognizant of how bad he is.

[@dereksbooks]

They all know, but they can't fire the boss' baby.

[@alaeriia01]

Nice sponsor pun.

[@Grandprixguffaw]

I'm imagining they all laugh about it. If you don't laugh, you cry

[@2011blueman]

Everyone on the team, including his father, know he's not good enough to be an F1 driver. That's why his father bought the team, to give his son a seat in F1 that he didn't deserve.

[@amcds2867]

I wonder how the technical staff try to explain Lance's bad performances to the boss without mentioning Lance's bad performances.

[@hptk01]

You're saying what the majority or people are thinking. He's wasting one of the most valuable seats on the planet and by occupying that seat, removes some of the prestige of the entire competition. This shouldn't be a playground for rich kids.

[@lylewalker5681]

It’s just the truth. It makes me way less likely to enjoy the races. It’s disgraceful behavior and proves F1 values cash over its fans.

[@robinrussell2099]

F1 is, has always been, and always will be a "playground for rich kids" (primarily). It's not fair, but motorsports are really very expensive to compete in. Pretty much the only other path to success is to be very good, very young and catch the eye of someone willing to foot some or all of the bill in place of your parents. That said - even in a playground for rich kids, Lance's dad is actively walking around with him and pushing other kids down, kicking them off the slide, and reserving a swing spot for his son even when he is not using it.

[@markleggett3944]

They owe it to everyone on the team to put the best possible drivers in the cars. It"s not all about Lance and Dad.

[@TravisHi_YT]

@@markleggett3944 The team only exists because someone is footing the bills. That someone happens to be the dad of the driver.

[@mark9104]

Well, we all know how his father is, he didn't even tried to hide it from tv. Lance will be there until he decided to quit, Lawrence will pulled funds out if his son was forced out I'm 99% sure

[@marca1812]

All true. Beside everything you say, you should also highlight all his accidents. Every year he crashes one or more time. Look at the last few years and look how bad and dangerous his crashes have been. I cannot think about an other driver that has done so many dangerous crashes.

[@robinrussell2099]

The video talked explicitly about all the crashes and DNFs (17% of all his races).

[@Trollollolollol]

Mezepin and latifi

[@MrXelaim]

I think Stroll is a good driver, very good even. He's leagues above Mazapin or Latifi. Sadly for him, he's competing in formula 1, where being a very good driver just doesn't cut it. You have to be among the best. I think his relative performance to Perez, Vettel and Alonso also show that Perez is actual a great driver, and Verstappen is just crazy good.

[@paulday5722]

For decades F1 insiders and fans have declared it to be the greatest racing series in the world with only the greatest drivers. It turns out, nah, only about half of the drivers really belong at that level. The rest are there because of money or development deals.

[@zarovich9397]

There aren’t a lot of drivers outside of f1 that’d fit into the series, you have Palou, Rovanpera, and Fuoco, and then maybe some others like O’Ward or Herta. Only one of those I thinkd stand out in f1 is palou the rest of them after a couple of years’d struggle to be better than a backmarker and would be driving for such teams. Albons in a backmarker team right now and he’s a good driver, there is no driver in any other motorsports that’d be able to compete with f1s top 9 in standings besides maybe Piastri.

[@Perenlikker]

I laughed when I realized u posted this video before the China GP, Lance was lucky to not DNF there too. Poor Danny Ric

[@beatriceweru9304]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I just realized that now

[@zuksontheline]

You are not being too tough it is the truth but in formula one you can only get a seat if you have skill or your money.

[@mase8832]

More like skill AND money. The path to F1 is really expensive so you’d have to be Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen to get a sit on talent alone.

[@zuksontheline]

@@mase8832 Yes it is expensive and it needs money even if you have skill but to stay in F1 not having the skills then you need gobs of money 💰🤑

[@barryalangroves8759]

Great shame if you get a seat in FI just because your father owes the team what about talent there are plenty of talented drivers who just want a seat in FI IT is shame that Lance hasn't learned anything from Alsono ability

[@Genkku]

Even in 2017, Stroll got 15/40 of his points from chaos race of Baku, where Massa would've finished ahead of him without technical issues.

[@BrutalL3G4CY]

Love how all this videos i've seen were made before the shanghai race

[@mountjoy23]

The credibility of Aston itself is at stake with the window cleaner's continuing escapades. Edited because AI doesn't like licker

[@shauncampbell6441]

How is Alonso in the headlines and some rich guy sponsoring his son's extravagant lifestyle not appealing to the exact target market for Aston Martin?

[@tex4523]

"Window licker", there i said it for you

[@TheOsfania]

Window licker???

[@hanikanaan4121]

@@shauncampbell6441if you view F1 as nothing more than an ad campaign then I suggest you stop watching, lol. Yes the image fits, no it shouldn’t in a competitive sporting environment.

[@anujmchitale]

Window-licker, not cleaner. 😅

[@orendamusic7577]

Kinda crazy that the gap between verstappen and perez is a lot smaller than the gap between perez and stroll And they’re all in the same series

[@Soundwave1of9]

I think you were actually quite generous. I think he's just another back-of-the-grid driver like many of them. They can drive the car, they have occasional good days, but are mostly just rounding out the numbers in mid to rear grid cars. The big difference is, he's actually in a good car and is dragging them down when they could be doing so much better. I am just shocked it's been 8 years!

[@marsEv310]

Only time Stroll is on same level with Alonzo Is if maybe Fernando drives blind folded and drunk.

[@si-81]

Finally someone says it! I think drivers are too scared to say it because they may one day want to drive for Aston Martin but I don't know why commentators don't say it (too scared of his powerful daddy?) He's just not good enough to be in F1. One thing he is good at though, is starting, he can gain some positions.

[@dereksbooks]

Foreign commentators aren't afraid to mock Stroll. Only the English speaking clowns kiss his butt.

[@ddasdf-c6l]

His "technical feedback": Car is not very good in gravel :(

[@dominicwalsh3888]

"Fuck that guy"... The Honeybadger has entered the chat.

[@AsgardSavior]

Honey badger needs to go too

[@1mailpigeon1]

@@AsgardSavior he needs to stay reserve driver, he does have knowledge and a lot of experience, he can do actual good work in the sim and with the engineers. But nowadays in a car, he's just mid at best.

[@encinobalboa]

A good driver should be able to lock out the same row on the grid as his team mate. He should also be able to finish one place behind his team mate in races and in points. That's not Stroll.

[@TheDirtyShaman]

If you want to make your car foolproof, there is nobody more qualified to give technical feedback than Lance Stroll.

[@caidenholland2184]

the difference between lance and danny is that daniel doesn’t rear end others under a safety car.

[@Trollollolollol]

😂😂😂

[@hanikanaan4121]

“It was the constantino effect!”

[@kida182]

Cant Laurence just buy like a convenience store and hire Lance as the manager?!?

[@vaultboy2410]

what annoys me are the blind lance stroll "fans" who defend him by saying he was a formula 3 champ back in 2016 and had some podiums in 2020. wow. you know how long ago this was? were in 2024 now and his results are mostly really bad. a 6th place here and there doesnt make you a good driver when your teammate is there constantly, has podiums and demolishes you in the standings at the end of the year.

[@cyancut21]

Especially when he was in his second F3 season racing against mostly not that notable drivers and/or who were in their first F3 seasons (George Russell for example) sitting in the by far best team‘s car I mean you still have to win it so he deserves credit I guess but that should explain how he was able to

[@justinburley8659]

So are you saying that he deserves absolutely no one in his corner?

[@Gyrosmeister]

There have been far worse drivers than Stroll that have raced in F1, but I believe that there a lot of other drivers currently not racing in F1 that would do a better job than him.

[@FrankAHuser]

I feel sorry for Fernando Alonso, must be embarrassing for him.

[@AlexHMusic]

Can't blame Lance's dad, most of us would do the same thing for our offspring. Does he deserve to be in f1? probably 1 or 2 seasons maybe 3, he did win f3 championship. if it were anyone else they would be long gone, unless you have oil money backing. (Maldonado/Perez)

[@etiennegregoire3091]

In Canada his career gets no attention. The Cdn driver to follow is Zach Robichon in WEC.

[@ZKozak-hp5vb]

i try to forget he's a fellow canadian. Disgrace to what F1 should have - the best circuit racers in the world. Amount of crashes should put him in oval dirt racing or something.

[@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_]

Anyone that says Lance Stroll is worthy of being a F1 driver is crazy. That being said, he's still a very good driver. I'd guess top 50 available drivers in the world. I'd love to see him go to another series to see how he can do elsewhere.

[@wizardflame6808]

Lance in comparison to the average person is a good driver compared to an f1 driver absolutely not.

[@dereksbooks]

Lance is 10x better than me. Too bad that he's 5x worse than Alonso.

[@TravisHi_YT]

Meaningless statement, of course the worst f1 driver is going to be better than the best of us non-F1 drivers. He's had any number of advantages that we'll never have. Look at the reaction to the crash after the race by Verstappen and co, they can't believe it, and have to stifle their laughter.

[@wizardflame6808]

@TravisHi_YT shut up daddy stroll, and i will be together forever. Stop making fun of my hubby.

[@samsonlovesyou]

When people cite his F3 championship, they forget two things: 1) It may be a 'spec' series, but you're mad if you think all teams/cars are actually equal, and stroll was well financed to get a good seat 2) Winning F3 even on merit doesn't mean you're good enough to take the step up to the elite level. Some people simply have a ceiling. Stroll has his moments, and he's a particularly good starter (although some of that may reflect poor qualifying performance), but one of the traits of an elite performer is consistency, and his only consistency is underperforming. You can't live off a pole and a couple of podiums forever. There's ability in there in fits and bursts, but mad mistakes and collisions more frequently.

[@joshualai888]

You're harsh? I say you're not harsh enough! 😂 Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it. That entitled spoilt brat don't deserve to be there and yes we know his dad owns the team. Sadly that's how F1 operates, all about money... Nuff said.....

[@Ryzard]

6:45 - unfair comparison tbh, because his dad bought him the win in f3 in a weak field iirc.

[@lkeesling]

Stroll has a superlicense, so he has to be a good driver, he is racing against some of the best drivers in the world and manages to not been dropped out, but he definitely doesn’t deserve that race seat, there are better drivers waiting in line for an opportunity and he es just being a spoiled brat who can drive and his dad is making him keep his spot against all odds.

[@GreenPlasticWaterCan]

Mazepin has a superlicense. So I'll argue a superlicense means nothing.

[@lkeesling]

In Mazepin and Stroll cases it means that they have a lot of money to spare.

[@hagridsbeardguy1399]

I think you've been rather generous in your assessment tbf.

[@tas1kaaaaax]

stroll is trash tier

[@343kaka]

Crash tier

[@Veer_Shandilya]

Lmao yes

[@shockwave1xD]

Other drivers have recently said that the amount and importance of technical feedback the teams get from the drivers is usually FAR overexaggerated... So yes, I guess we know why he's still here

[@florianj6490]

Yes, you're totally right! And the fact that this video only has 35k views and 250 comments after one week proves that nobody even cares. He just doesn't have any fans, and you're not a hater, as some might say; you're just speaking the truth. Edit: typo

[@EricFB]

In a nut shell, 1:5 race dnf ratio, just absurd.

[@wunkskorks2623]

It’s what any father in Lawrence’s position would do. Lawrence is a terrifying businessman and people do what he wants. Most people in his position just throw money at the problem until they run out of money. He not only bought a massive entity(a formula one team), he also bought a luxury car company, one of the arguably greatest drivers ever to perform as a stop-gap/mentor for his son… TWICE(vettel/Alonso, Alonso being the GOAT candidate), then courted Honda back into the fold. He’s created the platform to provide his son an opportunity and has done what’s needed for lance’s ability. I personally don’t think lance will ever be champion, no matter what his father provides BUT… in the process, he’s providing incredibly well paying jobs for thousands, drama in F1(which runs on drama), new life into Aston Martin as a car manufacturer who, let’s face it was on their back foot, and the thing that every devoted dad wants for his son- the best opportunity to surpass himself possible. I don’t know of many people who can even drive an F1 car to its limits, let alone faster than Fernando F-ing Alonso(probably not his middle name) on occasion. I hated it at first too, as a fan of F1 for 30+ years. Then I looked at it objectively. When I did that, it was fascinating. This is the stuff movies are made of.

[@ChristopherWoods]

This is a pretty fair and rational analysis. I know people I simrace with who would likely be faster than Stroll, he just gets a doting (hopefully?) father to enable his attempts at proving he can drive fast. It would be very interesting if a team did similar to what Nissan did and fielded a candidate selected from professional eSports on a rotating basis, if only the superlicence terms could be fulfilled more easily.

[@JoshDRivia]

Lance Stroll is a Made Man, no matter what he has done or will do he will never be wacked.

[@davewhittles]

he's awful just look at what he did to danny ric in china he's a danger to other drivers

[@davidfreiboth1360]

You are not being to harsh. Your assessment is spot on.

[@Mirakxd]

he is so Bad that his Dad had to buy a Team why do we need to talk about this

[@TravisHi_YT]

It needs to be talked about, he's diminishing the sport by being in it.

[@prettynpetty8342]

Never mix family and business. Ever. Even if you think you’re the most logical person on earth and the math makes sense, still don’t do it. It never works out. His dad made an emotional choice to pick him and now he’s making an emotional choice to keep him. Firing his son will be a double edged sword. Always pick the right person for the job based on skill, not blood.

[@shannonmcstormy5021]

While Lance Stroll may be pulling up the rear of performance, he is still an F1 driver. 99.99% of the planet couldn't do a single lap at speed in F1. The old joke comes to mind: What do they call the med student who finishes last in his class? A Doctor. F1 needs a backfield and Stroll may as well be one of them. Not to mention, one's dad standing behind you is actually a pretty nice thing to see.

[@vonblunder]

Imagine if the second Aston was driven by a competent driver! Stroll is daddy's son, his father encouraged him to pursue his dream, blind to the fact that he doesn't have the talent or drive to achieve greatness, let alone mid range results.

[@TheOsfania]

Sounds like nepotism gone wild.

[@sixxtwo4785]

'His dad owns a dealership, bro!' sums up the situation pretty well for the ATHF1 crew.

[@sheevpalpatine4676]

Very, boom saved u 8 minutes

[@Ryzard]

You simply dont get it, he just saves his energy all season for the one/two races where he randomly channels senna's ghost, and then returns to doing nothing

[@VykronianF1]

Does he belong I F1, should he stay in F1 or is he even good enough for F1? No, no and no. But I would give so many things to be a F1 driver. I would be sooo happy for my dad to support me in my endeavors. If I was Lance I wouldn’t choose to go anywhere. If I was Lawrence I would want to support my son the best I can. His performances would need to improve or become more consistent. But I’d do all I can to make my kid succeed over the company. I can start a new one, I have millions of dollars I only have one son.

[@officialECS]

While I agree with you, I would probably do the same for my kid if I was Lawrence. However at this point, its not only Lawrence's investments at stake. Aramco/Cognizant and other sponsors fund this team as well, and you need to represent your sponsors to the fullest and Lance simply cant. Its only going to get worse in 2026 with Honda coming in.

[@TravisHi_YT]

@@officialECS I wonder if Stroll intends to sell the team in 2026? I imagine Honda will want Yuki or another Japanese driver in a Honda powered car.

[@preston4354]

@@TravisHi_YT lol they don't care what the nationality of the driver is at all. It's all just an advertising investment.

[@silverzelricc8083]

from the Face, to the Name, to the Skills, to the Voice. is gold

[@mycabbages8228]

You are not being too harsh. In the past 8 years maybe only Sirotkin, Vandoorne or Hartley deserved it more to lose their seat than Stroll. Ok Seargent is also in that group since Williams would be mad to keep him.

[@chrisparky]

Spot on. Stroll SNR is supposed to be an outstanding businessman, but how on earth he thought his son would be a World Champion is beyond me.

[@harleyb7880]

Give Riccardo the Aston Martin seat 🎉

[@dmckenzie9811]

Sorry, Riccardo is another one who had his chance, and he is blowing it big time. Time for both Danny and Lance to pack it in!

[@lvloneymaker24]

Great vid man

[@AnoshterHaar]

Well this aged well....

[@DodkoTheFirst]

At first I saw a nice infromative video.... than 7:36 dropped :)) ... perfect conclusion. cheers

[@Wither255]

Lance stroll hitting the barrier and going over the curb summarizes his career pretty well.

[@hockeyplayersnetwork3307]

I think you are being kind, your correct any other team he would be gone for sure.

[@eusouluizgustavo]

I have a feeling Lance will give up on F1 this year. The way he talks, feels like even he, can't stand this clow show anymore.

[@apolitelife]

You couldn't have said it better. Bang on.

[@martincday007]

The real test would be if Aston Martin let Lance go, would any other team want him? Lance Stroll is an average driver, not the best and not the worse. But if someone is a billionaire, loves their son, why wouldn't they buy him an F1 team? To be fair, Aston Martin employing Alonso, isn't making Lance's ability shine, if Lawrence Stroll really loved his son he would make sure that the second driver was no better than Lance.

[@harveywithers1021]

Lance Stroll and his dad represent the same blatant disregard for others shared by all those making Formula 1 possible. I love them because they highlight the ridiculousness of the whole sport

[@andymoss4285]

I feel like the failure / crash statistic is unfair you need to separate engine failures, gear box problems etc. From crashes which are driver error. You should also add penalty points accrued vs team mates and the grid as a whole.

[@kennethparker9946]

Absolute facts. Your assessment is spot on

[@GhostIsBad]

Btw, his dad owned prema i think and williams, lance got to use the simulator in the williams hq and the prema that lance was driving got parts that williams developed. His teammate got none of the upgrades.

[@Devilfish6666]

Stroll also lost the qualifying duel vs Sirotkin in 2018. He never once won a team duel cleanly (both qualifying, races and points) and lost all other team duels in terms of points at least. He is absolutely the most unsuccessul driver relative to the chances he has had. Most others with his performance were fired/not extended after 2 years at most (look at Mick Schumacher for example). Also Vettel was already burnt out at his AM time. He had one of the worst seasons any multiple times champion ever had in 2020 and came to AM as a broken man that cared more about environmental effects of F1 instead of being a hungry racer...

[@dutchdude1985]

Youre being far too kind. He would be less insufferable if he would just own up to his mistakes but like the prototype spoiled lad he is incapable of that. If that was not bad enough he often doubles down where he not only does not take ownership of his choices and actions, he will instead blame them on other drivers including even his own teammate who is carrying the team for them. Aston could be a legit contender but they need someone even halfway competent, ill admit i laughed out loud with the cut to Ricciardo but truth is he would most likely legitimately do much better in that same material given to Lance.

[@justanaverageguy1351]

Behind the scenes, Lance calls the team owner 'dad'. That's enough to keep his seat in F1.

[@airwayintact]

If Stroll is the price we must pay to see Alonso gifted a competitive car, then I say, Thank You Lance!

[@TravisHi_YT]

oof, I never thought about it like this, thanks! Definitely makes me feel a bit better about a shitty situation.

[@Florian.84]

300 square inch jam licking per hour. SCIENCE !!

[@645jessie]

I would love to hear your objective overview over Riccardo. I am tired of hearing about this guy. His decision to leave Red Bull was ridiculous, to leave and go to a team like Renault!!! I remember thinking at the time... is this guy crazy?!? Who is advicing him?!?

[@James-dx6sf]

Lance is typically 10th in the standing, do you recommend all drivers below 10th be fired?

[@Danspy501st]

I cant remember his other podiums, but I still recall one of his podiums in Baku. He only got that podium because most of the top teams already DNF or crashed out (I think it was when Verstapen's car choose to blow a tire) So, on paper it might sound good that he has podiums. But looking at how thoes races had went, then you do question if it is worth the talk of what he has on paper. I mean, compared to like Magnussen when he just joined in F1. He did manage to score a podium on his first race for McLaren, and I dont recall if something crazy happened that race (Like top teams crashing out or DNFs) Magnuseen showed on his first race that he had potential for talent, just too bad rest of his rookie season didnt go well.

[@declanhooker9872]

i would like to see the comparison between other similar scoring team's secondary drivers through the years hes competed in. For a backfield driver i feel like hes had a few world champ drivers so maybe theres some interesting data there. Despite that, its honestly just been a shame for aston the last few years, they could be doing a lot more on the track.

[@gillesklr650]

I am 62 yr Canadian man who has had the pleasure and honour of witnessing both Villeneuve era’s. Having had to suffer these last number of yrs watching this poor excuse of a driver has been so painful. Thank you for finally stepping up and stating what everybody else has been thinking. Lance is a not only a victim of his own delusions but also that the delusions of his Father. His Father needs to step up and act like a Parent and stop entitling his Son.

[@russt4173]

This is so true!! LS needs to be stood down and start tyre shine career instead.

[@knightwalker5572]

Mick is a totally different situation,he performed well during his time on f1,the problem was the team he was,haas management was a total mess when steiner was on control,and he didn't treat mick well during his time on f1,even he performed better than his teammates

[@maconpatton]

LS Tech feedback: I seem to miss hit the ball at the baseline. The ball is very green. Is the net at the correct height? Sorry for the confusion…I thought you were talking about the tennis Lance Stroll.

[@Hastrica]

I used to watch F1 in the nineties, where 70+ points in a season would put you in serious contention for the title. I have to keep reminding myself that it's actually a rather poor tally nowadays 😅

[@MyNameIsNotSteve]

i feel like a lack of comparison from other drivers both better and worse makes it a bit hard to see how bad he might be

[@michaelc821]

It's obvious, dad owns team, son drives for dad. Son is hopeless. Dad won't think of giving Sianz sons seat. Dad won't think of Bearman or other. Just keep the hopeless son in the seat.

[@tommygearhart4651]

Agreed, he's is not the same caliber as the other drivers in the field