Lance Stroll is Seriously Damaging Aston Martin F1

[@thegridgab]

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[@zweighaft3217]

I would love to see an Alonso-Colapinto for 2025. Master and disciple since F4. Epic. And it would be a boom in sales in Hispanic countries. And with Newey behind... Beautiful.

[@thegridgab]

@zweighaft3217 yes that would be a special line up

[@CiceroMonteiro]

Good video with enjoyable text and pacing, subscribing

[@thegridgab]

@@CiceroMonteiro cheers mate!

[@polygonvvitch]

Stroll hogging Drugovich's spot should be considered an international crime.

[@thegridgab]

Gather the United Nations!

[@alexalexan-d6j]

the fans chanting "Drugovich, Drugovich, Drugovich" before he drove into the gravel trap was priceless :D :D :D

[@matthiascerebri3315]

​@@thegridgaband the NATO 😂

[@justinsmith4562]

It’s Strolls team.. what are you talking about?

[@alexalexan-d6j]

@@justinsmith4562 Lawrence Stroll is just a minority shareholder in the team. The other shareholders together have more control over the team than him. It is about time they rise against this ridiculous nepotism and throw this guy away

[@TheAllex4567]

How does brake failure lead to driving into a gravel track after the kiss on the barrier? Stroll is beyond useless

[@thegridgab]

Stunned by it all

[@AwesomeG]

it’s always someone else’s fault why he fails

[@marcod2680]

He sucks , F1 should not allowed family connection to take a seat from a real talent . Like Verstappen is f1 because of his DNA but he does incredible things with his talent.

[@NexuJin]

@@marcod2680 Getting into F1 is all about connections man. Talent is only slim part of it.

[@marcod2680]

@NexuJin yes for sure but Lance Stroll pushed the limit lol

[@WWade-cm8hx]

The FIA allowed Stroll to drive the car with 2 broken wrists. Lance knew that if Drugovich was allowed to replace him he would look like the imposter he is.

[@marion817]

Tbf he drove better when he had broken wrists.

[@zordiark9673]

@@marion817 not really, but he had an excuse if he had messed up again. Its just that our expectations on him nowadays are just "How fast and dumb can he mess up the next Race?" it literally cant be any worse for the Team than now.

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

And smacked up on morphine

[@laurierastogi3512]

As Alonso said, “embarrassing, very embarrassing”

[@thegridgab]

Well said Nando

[@jasonwalters6329]

Love Alonso….40 odd and still going strong.

[@RedBatRacing]

It's a yoke, a yoke!

[@milanserval4897]

Karma

[@M4j0rZ3r0]

Wait he actually said that about stroll? No way

[@quim-ninja-6919]

I’ll be surprised if Newey doesn’t have something to say about Lance holding the team back especially as a shareholder.

[@thegridgab]

Great point, I wonder if he'll have a say in this

[@captainnutnut6077]

​@thegridgab I would assume that as a shareholder, he will absolutely have a say in some way, shape or form. The "special one" is going to end up dragging the whole team down if Daddy Stroll isn't careful.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

None of the other Share holders have. They all just followed Lawrence, why should Adrian be any different.

[@thegridgab]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks because Adrian is a giant name.

[@mcgoo721]

He's getting a fat salary on top of the shares and is like 100yrs old. What does he care? Everyone at AM is overpaid to keep their mouth shut about the driver lineup.

[@vrishanksingh-ii5nk]

Do people forget that every FP1 session that Drugovich and Stroll have shared, Drugovich has out qualified him every single time, every time

[@AKStovall]

how does one outqualify someone in an FP1 session? it's not quali, it's free practice.

[@Omit1tulliportin]

No disrespect to Drugovich, he is a great driver, but a blind duck could outquali Sir Lancelot.

[@salemetch1720]

to be honest i’d be devastated if he was fired, picking on him is one of my favourite parts of race weekend

[@AmsterdamHeavy]

The more times I see that clip, the more I think he did it on purpose to take himself out of what was going to be a frustrating race. Either way hes been strongly making the case that he doesnt belong in the sport.

[@thegridgab]

He's cold and wet and wanted to go home

[@AmsterdamHeavy]

@@thegridgab Ya. The sons of billionaires tend to find it difficult to summon up motivation.

[@thegridgab]

@@AmsterdamHeavy I certainly wouldn't be able to!

[@AmsterdamHeavy]

@@thegridgab you and me both, Id be living a life of aimless decadence

[@giananina]

Nah, for me he can back off with sick as a reason so Drugovich can take that seat for his first home race. He just want to waste his daddy money

[@blasphemer_amon]

I'm interpreting Lance crashing out of formation lap then beaching himself on the gravel pits as a silent protest that he doesn't want to be world champion anymore.

[@mystiquesquared]

A cry for help, if you will. 😢

[@nikolabelinic2597]

Let's look at their drivers a litlle, we've got Fernando Alonso who was in pain running out of the points at one point dead last 20 seconds behind Zhou, and he still finished the race to honour the men and women who worked and pushed themselves to get the car ready to race, and then we have Stroll who bins it after all that work on the warm up lap and it's just like "yea whatever" To Quote Seb "Is that possible, I mean seriously" ...........

[@Kaz70506]

Stroll is staying until at least the end of 2026. Lawrence is here to get the window licker his first win. If the car is crap in ‘26, both Stroll’s will lose interest.

[@thegridgab]

If things continue going as they are, both packing bags could be a possibility

[@xote316]

Adrian Newey new career trophy unlocked

[@thecompanioncube4211]

I love how we’re talking about him losing interest similar to waiting a toddler to get bored and let go of an annoying toy

[@PlanetHumza]

Even if Aston have a dominant car in 2026 Stroll is still not capable of winning a title, he's just not good enough. And the same goes for Alonso, he will be way past it by then. The young talent coming through will be too much for him. So that leaves the last point of Newey input to the team also going to waste. He should of gone to Ferrari

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

I don't think Lawrence is betting on that. If he is, he's just wasting money already because everyone already knows that, that's not going to happen.

[@lordhenrywotton95]

Stroll may not be the worst driver in F1, but he is a weak link for a team with a lot of ambition. As Aston Martin get more competitive and pay drivers drop off the grid, he is going to get exposed more and more. Drugovich, Bortoleto, Colapinto, Tsunoda, could all be doing a job in that team.

[@thegridgab]

Excellent point, Loads of talent waiting to get in

[@jgonzalesm6]

Bearman?

[@NexuJin]

Zhou is currently the worst driver on the grid, one that is driving around for participation trophy for being first Chinese F1 driver. With a billion Chinese, and this is the best they can offer. Stroll is useless this season, but he wasn't the only one. I think it'll be great to see a new class of rookies on the grid.

[@lordhenrywotton95]

@ There will be a better Chinese driver in F1 at some point, Gerrard Xie (Yonglin) from Hong Kong is one I would keep an eye out for. He won Chinese F4 and finished 7th in British F3, and he’s only 18 years old.

[@JordanHarris]

That's only because Sergio Perez is on the grid. But, he'll be the worst on the grid soon enough.

[@cmajaa1]

When the team owners are adamant that Andretti wouldn't add value but this boss level nepotism just embarrassingly keeps going. Frankly it's bringing F1's brand down.

[@bzilla-d4i]

Well Andretti didn't, he doesn't even own his dad's company anymore, sold it off. We can stop with that now. Michael had the same level of Stroll nepotism and was arguably worse than Stroll.

[@RebelRanger2009]

I cannot agree more. In almost every country there is a section dedicated to a racer in their home race. You never see a camera zoom in on a Lance Stroll section. No green wave of support. How is he not embarrassed? I honestly believe he worse than Maldonado ever was, and that speaks volumes!

[@bizarroeddie1]

He'd the only reason this team exists. But at some point the other shareholders will have to press his sacking. He reached his ceiling some 4 or 5 years ago, and it turns out, it's pretty low. He's the kind of driver that races one, maybe 2 seasons, leaves, and is forgotten by history, but because his father is a billionaire, he gets to race for nearly 10 seasons without ever going anywhere.

[@NexuJin]

The billionaire class are the new kings of our age. They can get away with anything.

[@Ryzard]

For sure. He's also holding the team back, HARD, because developing the car for stroll means taking the edge off... And nerfing the high end of performance it can reach, thus dragging his teammates down to his level

[@AKStovall]

you do realize that daddy stroll has some sort of financial stake in every name on that car? the share holders won't pressure him to do anything.

[@connorappleton1945]

At this rate RPM is going to die from a nervous breakdown. Good to see we’ve now got someone to take over if Lance Stroll keeps being Lance Stroll

[@lodrad1937]

Lance didn’t buy his seat because he is bad. He is now bad because he bought the seat. With 0 pressures on him over the years he had not reason to actually improve and be faster.

[@NexuJin]

If anything, his driving skill is regressing.

[@ReaperGFX]

Ill wait for the RPM video to express my feelings on the matter

[@thegridgab]

Free bar here dude, crack on

[@IsshinShirosaki]

The video is already out, “this is why people dislike you”

[@ReaperGFX]

@@IsshinShirosaki last video was 2 weeks ago, Come along and let me smear some jam on a window for you.

[@FormulaProg]

Remember 2018 when he was beaten by Sirotkin? It's been a miserable time since then

[@thesfdoctor3603]

I actually don't think there's any teammate Lance really beat. Maybe only Vettel in the middle of 2022, but that was also due to Seb going away

[@RubensOteroNeto]

As a brazilian I need to say that it wasn't only shouts of "Drugo, Drugo" mentioning Drugovich. There were also chanting of "Burro, burro, burro". They sound very close and it means dumb but in the context is harsher than just saying you are dumb.

[@_Diamond-Dog]

I sold my Aston , that’s how much I detest stroll , son and father

[@HudHudProductions]

I sold my Red Bull energy drink coz i hate Max verstappen

[@justinsmith4562]

Who cares. Sounds like you are a bit too whimpy anyway.

[@legoferrari14]

Honda *need* to muscle in on the Aston Driver Lineup once they become Aston's engine supplier should Lance still be there once they come in. Thankfully for Lance, Lawrence has an out for him in the Valkyrie hypercar project.

[@thegridgab]

Honda have normally had a say in driver line ups. Jordan, BAR, Honda F1, Super Aguri, RB. Don't see why Aston should be different

[@bzilla-d4i]

The problem with Honda placing drivers is that they've put drivers in cars that are even worse than Stroll. With Yuki being the best by some margin. The others were embarrassingly bad, even Takuma Sato who was literally destroyed by every teammate he's had in F1 by some margin, he became a bit of a joke.

[@Eeter26]

@@bzilla-d4ihasnt takuma sato won the indy 500 multiple tomes

[@FirearmofMutiny]

@@Eeter26 Yes, but after his F1 career

[@AnonymousCaveman]

Yuki and Alonso would be such a lineup!

[@viniciusbaltar632]

4:38 Aside from chanting "Drugovich", you can also hear the crowd chant "Burro" (dumbass/idiot) after Stroll beaches the car; 5:11 Good point! I mean, just look at Sauber after signing up Bortoleto for next year! If Aston Martin wants to be taken seriously, which they appear to want given how they hired Newey, they need to kick Stroll off the team, as unlikely as that is. I feel so bad for everyone on the team and especially Drugovich. He at least deserves a proper chance in F1. Sure, he only won F2 in his third season, but that was by a difference of over 100 points, he washed the floor with the competition

[@percytmunky122]

Hey.. at least the guys consistent. Consistently shite.

[@thegridgab]

Haha nailed it

[@percytmunky122]

@@thegridgab bet daddy Stroll wishes Jos had banged his wife too 🤣

[@FrodeAltink]

I don’t think lance wanted to drive in those conditions. Crashing without really damaging the car, then beating it and then in the garage he looked very pleased with himself. Not the least bit annoyed that he missed the race… and yes, lance is killing the Aston Martin F1 brand. I would rather have merch from any other team than them (except Sauber, disgusting sponsors and terrible choice of colors). After this weekend even Alpine merch would be better.

[@thegridgab]

Colours aside, when I was at the GP this year I went to a store and Sauber easily had the best quality, best feeling merch out of the teams

[@mateux4831]

5:19 now we will have the Bortoleto effect, most brazilians will be Sauber fans next year

[@cusernament]

Being Canadian and by default a huge Jacques Villeneuve fan - I still remember the pride I felt seeing Stroll and the Canadian flag during his first ever practice session. Now I just feel second hand embarrassment.

[@DedMan28]

Daddy always gave me everything I wanted (CASH!) Daddy worked his ass off, I just went and flaunted (CASH!) Daddy put me in F1 where I will cause a (CRASH!) Some drivers trust in talent, I just trust in Daddy's (CASH!) - Sim Dane, "Daddy's Cash Part 2"

[@jimsmagnificentminiaturemo3235]

If I'm honest the only way to approach this conversation is from a humorous perspective (e.g. Rocket Powered Mohawk) because to have an earnest, serious discussion on why Lance needs to go will only end in heartbreak and frustration when Daddy Stroll doubles down. Let's be frank: the hiring of Adrian Newey and Dan Fallows before him were all aimed at giving Lance the best possible machinery in the same way that Lance was (allegedly) given a bespoke car in a spec series to give him a leg up on everyone else. Well, thanks to Checo, who beat Lance in their time together, we're getting a sneak preview of how Stroll will perform in a car designed by Adrian Newey. The only thing worth looking forward to is the possibility of seeing Fernando Alonso finally get to weave magic with a Newey-designed machine.

[@dominicbarden4436]

On the spec series front, I think the 'all cars are equal' idea is just an illusion. Even in a spec series there are teams with better infrastructure and a better ability to attract top talent from both a driver and team personnel perspective, never mind other things like the alleged Mecachrome engine lottery in F2 that has been doing the rounds in rumour mills this season. Prema had long been a really good team to drive for before Stroll came along, and were the team to beat in European F3 in the years immediately before he raced for them as well. I think it's also worth remembering that while we pile criticism on drivers like Stroll or Zhou for being rubbish, fundamentally they (mostly) aren't bad racing drivers; if some of us fans went up against them in a race we would likely get roundly thrashed. Having said that, while I think that Stroll has on the whole proven to be a genuinely solid racer at times, most notably in 2020, he doesn't seem to be at the level expected for a driver in a top team, and Aston Martin have ambitions of becoming such a team. Unfortunately, he seems to be the weak link. He does have talent. He has a pole, a couple of podiums, he's been generally decent in the wet and at times was a really good starter. On the face of it he's had a pretty solid F1 career, it's certainly nothing to be ashamed of. But at the same time he has also put in some shoddy performances, and I think there have been more of those in recent years. It says something that 2023 yielded his best championship finish (10th) and his second-best points total (74), yet he was roundly derided as one of the worst-performing drivers of the season, at least in part because in the other car Alonso had his best season in a long time.

[@jimsmagnificentminiaturemo3235]

@@dominicbarden4436 I admit I don't quite get what you're trying to say, but if you're somehow implying that Stroll is still on the grid purely on merit I'm going to have to respectfully disagree, as drivers who have achieved so much more are now gone (e.g. Daniel Ricciardo). Incidentally, since you mentioned him, we now know that Zhou will be gone next year, too. Yes, these drivers would easily thrash most of us mere mortals around a racetrack, real or even virtual, but this is F1, and as the attrition rate of most drivers not named Lance Stroll has shown, one's ability to hang onto one's race seat is down to what he delivers on the track. Compared to other drivers who have come and gone, that's simply not the case with Lance Stroll, who's been in F1 for seven years now but still beaches his car in the gravel. I was just saying I've accepted that Stroll's not going anywhere, so if we're going to talk about that we might as well just have a laugh about it.

[@dominicbarden4436]

@@jimsmagnificentminiaturemo3235 I'm not saying that Stroll is on the grid purely on merit; that was obvious when he made his F1 debut. But I think over time he had somewhat justified having a place on the grid, however over the last couple of years he's been starting to go the other way.

[@chrisccc22]

I am a truck driver. Lorry driver as you will. I'm quite skilled. Even a truck driver knows you don't put one wheel on gravel(mud) that has been rained on for two solid days. A "Lorry Driver" LOL.

[@thegridgab]

Hats off to you Mr Lorry driver. Full respect to you guys

[@justinsmith4562]

Haha listen to yourself… I’m quite skilled hahaha you should also say I’m up myself. 😊

[@chrisccc22]

@@justinsmith4562 You didn't get the movie quote obviously. Right over your head.

[@ThatSneakman]

​@@chrisccc22Which movie?

[@willyhwang1059]

it's interesting how we all act as if lance is a driver. he is actually the team owner

[@bonwatcher]

Lawrence Stroll has been good for Aston Martin both the F1 team and car company as a whole because he has spent multi-millions to upgrade both. The biggest negative has been the nepotism allowing Lance to keep his seat. He's almost making people forget about Mazepin.

[@chocolocojames213]

Been watching F1 for twenty years and I'm tired of paid, incompetent drivers.

[@CiceroMonteiro]

The official Brazilian broadcaster called him "dumb and stupid beyond comprehension" live during the Brazil GP, which is fair if you ask me

[@titan_fx]

Hey maybe, just maybe He did that to tell his dad that he's done with F1. I mean he is in that seat because of his dad influence after all.

[@didgereemedia194]

Australian casual F1 viewer here; Lance makes my GTA Online racing seem professional. I can agree with the Brazilian crowd, that seat should be filled with a CAPABLE driver

[@thegridgab]

Too right

[@ThePointlessBox_]

My theory was that he beached himself on purpose to save the car from a definite crash in the race But then i remember its Lance and he doesnt posses any self reflection to come up with something like that

[@iluvfionaleggate]

Such a shame to see the likes of Bearman and Colapinto being put on the F1 grid, who didn’t achieve much in F2, and both racing well, yet the likes of Drugovich, who won the bloody thing and performed at a good standard to win it, get nothing

[@thegridgab]

Often the way unfortunately. Winning F2 is a curse

[@dukirps]

Props to you, sir. Another insightful and entertaining video. I think Lawrence will keep Lance in that team till he can sell it and give the pleasure of firing Lance to the new owner as a signing bonus. I won't be surprised if we see Max and Lance in that team before the AM sale.

[@myth_noise2737]

I guess the one wrong here is daddy Lawrence. It’s his money at stake and he’s the one still having his kid driving (crashing) the car. They could have someone like Ocon or even Cola Pinto and im sure they’d be able to do better than Lance Troll

[@Hungary_0987]

A Pint of Cola is yummy

[@cozzy4447]

As long as papa stroll is in control little lance aint going nowhere Its a shame because AM with 2 competitive drivers could be a really soild team but i guess power from daddy stroll and the control he has will for the future outweight the teams desire to go up the order

[@Glueeater26]

When you talked about Brazil being starved of racers, imagine how I feel being Canadian. Having the only Canadian on circuit be a class act case of nepotism.

[@thegridgab]

You need a Bret Hart equivalent F1 driver

[@wham-shirt-trimmer]

Starting to believe that Lando as a driver is a social experiment.

[@thegridgab]

Reality tv

[@TheI3arracuda]

Lance should just go play Tennis and give the seat to a proper driver.

[@thegridgab]

Agreed

[@johnscustomsaws]

I refuse to buy a new Aston Martin... Thanks to Lance Stroll... 🤨

[@strike.22]

the shunt to the wall was nothing unexpected but beaching the car in the way that he did, just wow. truly one of a kind👏🏻

[@WolfgangWhyte]

"Lance-shaped anchor..." 🤣😂😅

[@louieslounge]

One of my biggest gripes with Stroll is in every post quali or race interview, he never talks technically about the car or his performance. It comes across as unprofessional and as someone who has no idea what they're doing.

[@JimmyG773]

Funny that....😂

[@beefsuprem0241]

On the rare occasion he's done ok he say's "I did this or that" When it's his usual bumbling stumblef*CK of a performance it's "we need to do better, the team need to improve" Billionaires son's don't have any accountability

[@Cornflaces]

Most people that think Alonso is nearing the end were probably thinking it three years ago too. Huge credit to Fernando for that, I hope he can keep those people waiting for even longer!

[@bobclarke5913]

Hey, you're not a disembodied AI voice, well done. Liked.

[@thegridgab]

Haha cheers very much!

[@dmystermillion2351]

I havent ever liked him but since that crash under the safety car in china ive really thought that he is useless.

[@TheOfficialMyk]

Stroll is the sole rrason why we should have 24 car grid. Poor rookies that never had a chance nor will have.

[@JovanaLjiljak]

How do we get Aston Martin to see this video? 😃

[@thegridgab]

Social Meeeeeeeedia 😆

[@dylanyoules4995]

Not even just the people at the team that are putting so much effort in. Imagine the frustrations of the young, up and coming guys. All the dedication they’re putting in, countless hours and tons of money proving themself, but not getting the chance in F1 because of Lance and the nepotism at Aston Martin.

[@lucid_2701]

I think it's an interesting theory that Lawrence wanted to be a racing driver himself and decided to live his dream through Lance, who... maybe enjoyed it in the beginning (I mean, who wouldn't), but has now lost all interest in doing what his dad wants him to do. I think it's seriously possible that Lance would rather play tennis or do something that he wants to do himself. People saying that he has an easy way out into the Valkyrie project, I don't think he will. I don't think he enjoys racing and stuff enough for him to continue doing stuff with it, the guy very obviously needs to do something else. Would love to see any driver in Lances place but I personally feel bad just hating on the guy without thinking of any reason why he'd be doing this. Of course it's unfair to other young drivers that deserve Lances spot, but... oh well I'm rambling

[@ZSGreenFalcon]

If Lance is so insistent on being in F1 and Lawrence is so keen to indulge his wishes, then there's an easy solution. Stick him in a Sauber.

[@thegridgab]

Sauber could never afford the repair bill

[@oxcart4172]

Did anyone else see that video of him complaining about pay drivers? The absolute lack of self-awareness was mind blowing!

[@yammt3148]

Newey is gonna force Lance out. Just wait.

[@foxinsocks7531]

Lance’s kind of nepotism is lethal to high performing teams. It creates hostile division, dispels the idea that everyone has skin in the game and is giving their all, weakens important interpersonal relationships, and hurts the pride that individuals take in their work to achieve success. It’s definitely now permanently damaged the credibility of Aston Martin, and casts doubt on their ability to make the right decisions for the team. Just an embarrassment. The only way they claw back any love from fans is a spectacular dismissal of Stroll, with big hype for Drugovich as his replacement.

[@sanfordcurtis8242]

Stroll could’ve driven around the perimeter of the gravel trap in Brazil and made it to the grid, but noooo 😂

[@thegridgab]

Kimi style

[@visorcover]

I thought Lawrence Stroll was supposed to be a great businessman? He's just spent a fortune hiring Adrian Newey only to have his window licking son to spunk all that effort in to a wall or gravel traps. Mazepin looks like Senna next to Stroll ffs.

[@willyhwang1059]

that's world champion level thick skinness

[@beagle7622]

Good , well researched story.

[@thegridgab]

Thanks a lot!

[@mavb8244]

I think the point of injury will creep up on him sooner or later because these types of stresses mostly show later on in life. I just really wonder which dad would let his son do this, it’s astonishing.

[@brentbartley6838]

Sympathy for the crew. None for manufacturer and team principle. They knew what they were hiring....

[@thegridgab]

Massive sympathy

[@Stu81]

I thought they were chanting "go on beach it, go on beach it....."

[@Ryzard]

I genuinely think that Aston is being held back from making a truly fast car because the faster the car gets, the worse stroll gets. If he's doing tons of sim time like they claim, he's developing the car to be slower but more manageable for himself. Look at 2023 when the upgrades seemed to slow them down, but stroll was catching Alonso in qualifying and such. The strategy to keep stroll around seems to be "drag them down to his level and beat them with experience" - in terms of his teammates.

[@mrthewhite2620]

The problem with temp benching Lance is that no matter who you put in the car, it'll be nearly impossible to not completely embarase yourself when you put him back in, and the team knows that. If he leaves, it has to be for good.

[@paultruesdale7680]

This is F1, at the beginning of the season things were looking up for Aston Martin, but suddenly it all took a turn for the worse. Let’s see what Adrian Newey can pull out of the hat.

[@patriotic_car5944]

A wise man once said "INTERGALATIC LEVELS OF WINDOW LICKING"

[@thegridgab]

A very wise man

[@lestercombs1871]

Soon sponsors will tell Aston they’re out unless Stroll is dropped. Even Dad can save him then.

[@thegridgab]

Wouldn't be surprised

[@Snufflegrunt]

RPM enters the chat. But more seriously, I don’t think Alonso has totally checked out - he just doesn’t give a flying fig when the car is crap and he’s not racing for podiums. At that point he’s just racing for contractual reasons. The exception to that is when one of his past rivals gets involved with him on-track, at which point his pride kicks in.

[@simonh870]

It could be worse, what if Alonso were to leave and Perez was to join to partner Lance...

[@MIK33EY]

PS: A few of the sponsors on the Aston are from companies that Daddy Stroll has a stake in, so they’re not as well sponsored as it first appears.

[@thegridgab]

Veery interesting!

[@MIK33EY]

Not only is he an embarrassment for Aston, he’s an embarrassment to F1. Those 20 drivers are supposed to be the best in the world and he just makes a mockery of things.

[@barryalangroves8759]

Lance should never be in FI a terrible driver he only got a seat because his father owes company but what about the shareholders think Aston Martin only have one decent driver

[@deadmarch101]

Thanks for covering a fresh topic.

[@thegridgab]

Any time!

[@jasonduncan2500]

Doesn't Stroll own JCB as well? Correct me if I am wrong, but if that is the case, JCB won't be dropping their sponsorship.

[@mikewallace1723]

No! Isn’t it the other way round? JCB are part of a consortium that invested in Aston.

[@pinaricyt]

Well said: Lance is going to be fine indeed, no worries for the rest of his life.

[@mindyobidniz]

I have been a low key fan of Aston, and force India before Aston, but it really is a shame that it feels like I need to keep quiet about that. I usually keep my enjoyment about Aston on the down low. If Aston were to get rid of Lance they might become my favorite team, but right now it’s really hard to support them.

[@AnonymousCaveman]

I support them because I'm an Alonso fan and honestly... I just say Alonso and not Aston.

[@nagasako7]

Honda or tech company... Please buy out Lawrence family. Alonso Tsunoda with Newey would be crowd fav F1 Team

[@thegridgab]

I think it will be Max, Yuki and Adrian

[@JosephKotrieMonson]

I’m with you on the Stroll point in that it’s obvious that he’s there for his parentage, and some results or more accurately errors are a bit Logan Sargeant-esque and risk damaging the brand, but isn’t the broader and more important issue that the Aston just isn’t good enough. In terms of actual driving, his qualifying has sometimes been solid and being three places behind your 2x WDC team mate in the race isn’t horrific. Aston have just lost their way with the car, haven’t they? For me the more interesting question is whether Alonso still have enough speed by the time a full Newey car is ready. That looks like first year of the new regs in 26, which will make Fernando 45 years old at the start of the season. We may just get a glimpse of the car’s direction miraculously in 25 despite Newey not having official started till then, but for me the issue is has time for a third crown finally run out for Alonso, once again in the right team at the wrong time.

[@trashtoast4938]

The way the crowd chanted "Drugovich" sounds a lot like "do not beach it"

[@michaelredford5389]

Something about that clip of Lance being all sulky and alone on the sofa while Hamilton glances over at him and just smirks... pure gold. If Lawrence is so for Lance being the head driver, have him head the Valkyrie in WEC, even if it's the development of it. It makes perfect sense and Lance still gets to drive a factory car. I feel for his side of the garage and those at the factory who can't focus of making upgrades that actually work for the car because they're having to make replacement parts every 5 minutes.

[@Hamish-f4b]

The term chocolate teapot seems to fit Lance Stroll.

[@Stanton415]

As the great Conor Mcgregor once said. “This is not a therapy session”.

[@thegridgab]

"Tell me how your thoughts about Stroll started"

[@johnhagen31]

This really needed saying. Thank you!

[@thegridgab]

Pleasure, cheers for watching!

[@iazy47]

There was an escape road

[@samiraperi467]

Not through the gravel trap there wasn't.

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

There's also a reverse gear but not a brain that engages

[@danielainger]

Now they have Newey I wouldn’t be surprised too see Max in a AM in a couple years time.

[@thegridgab]

Big time

[@Loctorak]

One thing I will say in his defence is that he's actually probably one of the better drivers on the grid in very wet conditions. So if a majority of F1s races each year happened during a torrential downpour, I think he'd actually do alright. 😅

[@nubixcube]

I just want to see one season with Stroll and Alonso in a Newey built car with a Honda powerplant just to see the sheer difference in skill level operating a championship winning car.

[@meridacavediver]

Injuries, broken bones, concussions…. When can we try this approach?

[@Malc180s]

He's a fast driver, just being let down by the team with their shit car

[@NexuJin]

I like the team that was once Force India. I even like the brand Aston Martin. When Newey is onboard, I don't think neither Lance or Yuki will be driving in AM car. Neither driver has spare capacity left when driving fast. In the case of Lance, he is even short on capacity to drive the car currently.

[@staomruel]

Discount Lou Ferrigno.

[@thegridgab]

The disappointing Hulk

[@hockysa]

Living in Spain I would like to support Alonso and Aston Martin. Their kit looks decent but I can’t bring myself to support Aston while Lance is on the team.

[@thegridgab]

Well said

[@Ryzard]

I'm someone who has become a huge fan of alonso over the last decade (among others) but I can't feel like truly backing for the TEAM. It genuinely feels like the team is holding Alonso back, the car back, etc. Look at 2023. Amazing car. Every upgrade seemed to make it slower. But every time the car gets slower, lance gets closer to Alonso. At the start of this season they were near even. I genuinely think they may be upgrading the car to be EASIER to drive, but not FASTER. Lowering the skill ceiling and raising the floor. That's a conspiracy for sure but it's absurd that they are now potentially going to be falling down to where they were in 2022 again... And it's sad to me that Alonso will almost certainly end his career there. I highly doubt that they will keep him after 2026 - since other drivers like George, Lando, Leclerc, potentially even Max or Lewis, Piastri, ETC. will be available. It feels like a career graveyard where you're paid loads of cash to try to keep the team relevant while it perpetually treads water near Lance's comfort zone. Alonso deserves better - a car that can win (and not have a strategy call completely screw that... Cough, monaco...) if he doesn't score a single win, much less consistent podiums or championships, by the time he retires? That would just be sad.

[@richardkent]

Someone with a 22.7% share is not a majority shareholder.

[@ashleypocock4092]

I really enjoyed this. You don't pull your punches, and you have some really clever insight! PS I don't think we talk about his haircut nearly enough; it's appalling!!!

[@thegridgab]

He has the standard 6 year old's haircut

[@AwesomeG]

I think Lawrence is the one that’s been pushing Lance the whole time. And Lance isn’t going anywhere until he tells Lawrence he doesn’t wanna do this anymore. I don’t think the other shareholders will say anything. I bet Lawrence made it very clear from the beginning to the other shareholders signing onto his team that Lance was gonna be a driver