💚 Why Alonso LOVES Stroll

Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll have quickly built up one of F1’s closest team-mate relationships. Here’s a look at the reasons why they get on so well
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[@jarofflies1]

After having Ocon as teammate for two years, he must be delighted with Lance 😂

[@pancon5]

That plays a part for sure. 😅

[@BabyIshii]

Only guy want to be ocon's teammate is his rival

[@xamsedalabay6809]

Cause stroll is weak teammate and wont challange Alonso.

[@theruckinmaul1460]

@@xamsedalabay6809 Not sure about Ocon is a stronger than Stroll but pretty sure he is just a mediocre drive who thinks he is top.

[@tarun1982]

@@xamsedalabay6809 he gave Vettel a very hard time.. did Stroll

[@petercolonell8743]

It’s almost like he gets a bonus for every compliment he gives lance haha

[@chickenpit9991]

Part of his contract probably include a clause that he needs to compliment Lance once every race on the team radio (that will probably broadcast during the race)😂

[@user-rs4ys4lh8x]

daddy Stroll going to put him in place or bye Felicia!!!lol😂😂😂

[@asmerX100]

its was stated in his contract lol

[@ferst262]

@@Uzair_Of_Babylon465 he did deserve it, Lance has done pretty well despite his injury at the start of the season

[@docmccoy9813]

Seing how good the car is, maybe a contract extension

[@tomklar9584]

Maybe Lance is just a decent dude and appreciates having people like vettel and alonso mentoring him I'm sure seb told alonso how good the environment was at Aston and that's why he went there...

[@lukasausen]

Not to mention that vettel did the dirty job for alonso, basically doing the development years for him to arrive in a great car.

[@azaria_phd]

Just like when Massa spent a season mentoring him in Williams only for Stroll to adamantly claim, multiple times, that Massa never helped him at all?

[@aldogjipali2835]

​@@lukasausen there's no such thing as a driver developing a car. That's the biggest myth in F1. If you knee anything about engineering you would know that

[@tomklar9584]

@@azaria_phd maybe.. But it's possible that he's grown up since then, that was a long time ago...

[@iBeerus-]

​@@aldogjipali2835 go on and tell me Sebastian had nothing to do with the cars performance now. he told them what they needed and they delivered. alonso is just the one in the seat

[@Falllennnn]

In Formula 1, your primary rival is your teammate because you have the same machinery. Developing a healthy relationship will help the team

[@user-rs4ys4lh8x]

but it's Alonso. no one likes him

[@wetblockz1280]

@@user-rs4ys4lh8x you’re delusional.

[@lightninstryk7]

@@user-rs4ys4lh8x you don't like him. plenty of other people do tho. myself included

[@colpul2103]

@@lightninstryk7 sure now that he's old and funny... a few Drive to Survive goofy segments and he's the uncle you wish you had. Remember though he spent the first half of his career being a total a$$hole in 24/7 dick mode.

[@alexkulp9727]

​@@user-rs4ys4lh8x hahaha that's a ridiculous take man.

[@JakeM218]

Alonso’s job at Ferrari was to mentor / coach Lance, who was in the Ferrari Young Driver program at the time. They’ve been good friends for over 10 years because of that time.

[@sexycorno]

Meh, im willing to bet 20 bucks that it's because Nando knows who pays his salary.

[@JakeM218]

@@sexycorno He’s never cared about that in the past! How’d he leave things with Alpine and Otmar?? Or with his team mate Ocon last year?

[@Poneranin]

​@@JakeM218 Одне діло це прямий конкурент, інше 2 номер який готовий бути 2 поки нема чемпіонської машини.

[@RobertDoornbosF1]

You forgot a big reason, they're just really good friends. Long before he joined Aston, or there were any rumours. You very often saw them talking or laughing in the background.

[@onetwo-gt2tr]

they are not good friends lol, they have 15 years age difference, Alonso is friend with Lawrence Stroll since long ago

[@momoiroyui]

@@onetwo-gt2tr you can befriend someone older/younger than you Seems you never had such a thing, poor guy

[@onetwo-gt2tr]

@@momoiroyui not the case here

[@momoiroyui]

@@onetwo-gt2tr it is, but seems you never had those kind of relationships. What a sad life

[@onetwo-gt2tr]

@@momoiroyui ur coping and maybe a pedophile

[@pancon5]

Lance feels good, much slower than before. Amazing!

[@naufalpahlevi8976]

Alonso in Canada: GP2 Driver, GP2 Driver 😂 Why I chose Canada? IYKYK

[@steveazyb2595]

😂

[@kwisatzhaderach9087]

I am sat alone in my room I haven't been able to stop laughing for five minutes

[@pancon5]

@@kwisatzhaderach9087 😅

[@jonathanschaeffner4275]

*PAUSE*

[@seashackf1]

Alonso gave the main reason, but you completely ignored it. He’s gotten along very well with most of his team mates, and generally most drivers on the grid. Since his early days he’s always had many friends on the grid. Just like people say he’s changed, he hasn’t much. The biggest difference is the coverage of him by the Uk F1 media. They were always negative and antagonistic to him just as they were to Vettel, Rosberg, Max, Massa and before them Schumi. Basically any driver that was a rival to their chosen driver.

[@BlueMonk25]

This is accurate. Most of his team mates have spoken about him in a favourable light. The issue Trulli had in 04 was largely down to Flavio, and of course 2007 is the be all and end all for anyone who's follows the English coverage of F1.

[@gerardog182]

Basically every driver that is not from the UK.

[@republikadugave420]

Yup cause he is better driver than Hamilton

[@PresidentHotdog]

​@@republikadugave420 is that why he lost to him in the same car in Hamiltons rookie season?

[@Homicidal_Llama]

​@@PresidentHotdog they tied in points in 2007. Hamilton's rookie year.

[@joshkhosrofian10]

Stroll has always had decent relationships with his more experienced teammates like Massa, Perez, & now Alonso. Stroll knows Alonso is one of the best ever and wants to learn from him to perform well. Alonso was like this for Esteban too in 2021, the problem was that Ocon took the gloves off in 2022. Ocon is more talented than Stroll but he just pushed the envelope v. Alonso too far which probably soured their relationship (also Alonso probably didn't see a lot of potential at Alpine going forward which is why he left).

[@Quazi-moto]

Lance is very fortunate to have had the teammates he has. There has been an encyclopedia of knowledge, technique, strategy, advice, etc., driving the other car for a while now. If Lance doesn't benefit greatly from such tutoring, and grow like a weed from being around that level of talent, then daddy has wasted all the money he's spent getting Lance to F1. I reckon we'll see. Time tells all.

[@seventh-hydra]

​@@Quazi-moto I mean so far it hasn't really shown much benefit. He's not quite Latifi levels of terrible anymore. But with the amount of mentoring he's had, both from teammates and coaches, he should be way better.

[@Quazi-moto]

@@seventh-hydra Agreed.

[@simon9548]

Imagine Alonso v Verstappen next year for the title

[@shadowflex87]

🙏🙏🙏

[@beefwellington7323]

I’d like to imagine it this year bb girl

[@christiansimmons630]

They’d be a lot of crashes, a lot of hand waving and a hell of a lot of “you must always leave the space!” 😂

[@simon9548]

@@christiansimmons630 sounds great

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

​@@christiansimmons630 I will be there.

[@SushiBandit28]

Lance is probably a good person inside; the dude is just sheltered, because, well that’s obvious. Also, he’s genuinely talented, especially in the wet. I feel like I’m one of the few who look past the elephant in the room. It sucks being an athlete and always working hard only to be downplayed due to heritage.

[@eloimireault8401]

he's my favorite driver !

[@quigglyz]

@@eloimireault8401 Whoa there, let’s not go fucking nuts

[@mcflying7]

@@quigglyz 😂

[@itsjustdhass8476]

His rookie season proved his talent. He managed to get a shit box Williams to the podium in Baku. Nuff said

[@justadummy8076]

Stroll is like Senna, sometimes he’s Ayrton, most-times he’s Bruno

[@lukef1586]

Fernando Alonso is a 100% racer. That includes every aspect of F1. Including being a tactician and team player. Overall he is the most complete racer on the grid.

[@_Jester_]

Alonso a team player? When did that happen? Must have missed that.

[@Didymus69]

Stroll also highly respect Alonso, like not even trying to overtake him, so that probably helps as well

[@WhatHistoryShorts]

Yeah, I've never heard that over team radio before "I won't attack". Stroll seems decent, a team player - when he's not wiping people out on a slow lap anyways. Great to see him and Alonso getting on so well - good for both their images.

[@user-ke1gn3ql1g]

Because he can't. The difference in skill between the 2 is massive.

[@angelfernandezblanco5321]

Come on 😂 he is a living legend, he is just enjoying it, 0 pressure, that’s why he is giving compliments, he is happy and he likes everyone

[@ShaggyRodgers420]

Or he actually appears has given compliments and British media being bias as it is does not show that. This very video is bias and tries to give reasons other than Alonso being helpful. Reason number two for instance is irrelevant; Alonso is literally making the team huge sums of money ore than any previous driver. He has no reason to try to get favour from the team owner. People need to be a lot more critical of the media they consume.

[@svitii]

I can imagine what the contract looks like: Teach my son how to drive and be nice to him then you can drive till ur 50 if you want to xD

[@Aurelius408]

Yooo 😂

[@rt-uh6mt]

Would you make that comment in front of Fernando? We all know you wouldn't have the balls.

[@piedpiper1172]

Alonso at 80 would still be consistently beating Stroll at 30.

[@marcosoliveira8731]

Stroll is the team´s owner son.

[@bossmen6665]

No it is because stoll love Fernando. So Fernando love him back.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Yep, no need to play mental gymnastics, his old man owns the team and he's mediocre, it's easy to like someone that's doesn't pose any threat.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

​@@bossmen6665 Stroll* and if that makes you sleep better, sure lol.

[@docmccoy9813]

Polite way of saying he's an a** licker

[@ferst262]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks he isnt wrong, compared to Ocon who was always a cunt and trying to get in Alonso's way inside and outside the track, Lance doesnt have issues with his teammates

[@BirrDetonator1989]

Stroll seems like a cool guy whether he's a pay driver or not. He's also not a bad driver, I keep pointing to his mega start in a wet suzuka last year.

[@zombiekilla25979]

He seems to be really good in thevwet but average in the dry

[@ferst262]

He really underperformed last 2-3 seasons, but now he seems to be back at it. I think if he had his seat at risk, he wouldnt have underperformed, which is a shame, but at least he is showing his true potential now

[@lukavujeva6584]

Because Lance is team owners son and he is a solid guy a nice personality and does not jeopardize or putting in danger him in any way and is on avg 0.2-0.5 sec slower per lap.

[@UFO-racer]

Lance has lots of ability and I am glad Alonso can see it and the Team Results

[@gideonschlen4022]

Perhaps Lance introduced him to Taylor Swift?

[@TheM17691]

See this is the kind of thinking we need people😂

[@pancon5]

​@@TheM17691💯💯💯

[@BigSteveEpisode2]

Stroll definitely loves the team and will do anything for them. of course he's a mid driver, but you can tell he's a team player

[@TheChzoronzon]

Alonso always have been appreciated by engineers and mechanics cause he's a really nice chap when nobody is trying to stab him in the back (*cough...Dennis...cough...)

[@fireballfpv1207]

Lance seems like a great guy too. His dad clearly raised him very well.

[@ab8jeh]

Because he is not a threat. It's that simple.

[@Okk741]

Alonso 'always loved' his team mates Ocon: ... Hamilton: Are you sure about that? Massa: WHY ARE YOU RUNNIN' WHY ARE YOU RUNNIN'

[@manoahvanderwolf3259]

add Felipe Massa to that!

[@Okk741]

@@manoahvanderwolf3259 alr

[@omarpop8706]

I feel like stroll has mature so much, since he team up with Sebastian vettel and now Alonso, I'm definitely seen potential

[@markuss4133]

Alonso has triple the points. No idea why you see any potential. 5 decent races a season just doesn't cut it

[@jaybugo]

I'd love if F1 had everyone using the same vehicle and see who would come out on top on that level playing field.

[@_Diego_]

Tbf theres plenty of other competitions like that but it would be cool even for just 1 race on the calendar

[@noelht1]

He loves him cos he’s no threat to him and lance respects Alonso’s seniority. As he should.

[@Epochal_Enigmas]

Stroll wanting to actually work together with Alonso is the most likely reason, I think. Remember a few races ago where Stroll found himself behind Alonso, and he said to his engineer to tell Alonso that he's not going to attack.

[@access1992]

i can understand the point of view for Ocon wanting to beat Alonso even if i dont agree with it. Alonso's a legend and if he can do better than Alonso he holds onto that seat. They can push the car all they want but if he cant beat his teammate he's seen as a failure (look at De Vries). He just needs to get similar results but better to stay (the team will assume that's all they can manage because that's all Alonso was able to extract from the car also). at the same time, Stroll and the team can take as many risks as he wants because he'll always have a seat no matter what . His goal is the team because his family IS the team. Everyone (including Lance) knows he'll never actually beat Fernando and will never truly have that incredible amount of skill so he accepts his role for the greater good and is just using this time to learn and absorb info from the master himself. Much easier to do with job security

[@shivasurya7008]

Devries isn't seen as a failure just because he can't beat his teammate. But because he hasn't even come close to his teammate who happens to be Tsunoda, one of the worse performers last year. Add to that AT publicly saying that Dev is their #1 driver and Tsunoda is #2 the public backlash is natural. With Ocon it's an entirely different case. If he was given a choice to get overtaken either by his teammate or the guy from another team whom you are competing against in WCC.... He will chose to let the other guy overtake.

[@henryojeda2890]

There relationship is just so much better. Ocon keeps his elbows out for everyone since he has impressions to make. Lance wants the best for the team because it’s HIS team. Way better combo

[@90enemies]

I'd love Stroll too if my previous team mate was Ocon

[@DrSovertake]

The last part of of the video where you see his dad shaking his head at him 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 “Why are you talking?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😏

[@monkeh86]

i think Lance gets a bit too much hate, yeah he's the bosses son. BUT he's put the effort in to learn how to drive cars quickly and come up through the system, when he could've just been a 'lazy billionaire's son' and spent his dad's money and basically lived life without lifting a finger. I respect him for that, I think people forget there are a lot of sons/daughters of mega rich folk who basically sit around and do nothing that requires any effort all day.

[@danielevans2073]

Worth noting that they’ve also known each other since Lance was 12 years old and has been friendly with the Stroll family for at least that long. Uncle Alonso and all that.

[@ashleysalley]

It probably helps Lance so much, having such an experienced driver essentially mentoring you

[@187Blondie]

“Alonso has always been this helpful to his team mates” *Laughs in Hamilton 2007*

[@kiisseli1337]

”Alonso claims he has always been this helpful to his teammates” Thank you, now I have my breakfast all over the place

[@rima6168]

I guess Lance is good at showing his r ecpect and appreciation to Alonso so much...humble.

[@bashdash4]

Jokes aside, they do have history; Stroll was in the Ferrari Driver Academy while Fernando was carrying Ferrari to two almost championships.

[@user-rs4ys4lh8x]

almost! lol Alonso is putting on a show..bless his heart

[@ferst262]

@@user-rs4ys4lh8x yeah, almost, and he is pretty rich and successful, he can say whatever he wants. If he says something, he means it, he doesnt kiss anyone's ass. He likes Stroll cause he is a good teammate

[@TheMrDemonized]

The champion of almost champions

[@tuttutteddy8889]

I like the fact both alonso and vettel have both complimented stroll repeatedly but the f1 fandom still think they know best and hate him …

[@hehehoho3770]

Stoll is generally a good guy but bros on track decisions are questionable.

[@claudioribeiro7068]

I'm Canadian and I used to not like that much Stroll (I mean... I used to call him Lance Troll$ 😂😂😂) but since this season, with the help of a good car and team work with Alonso I can definitely see Stroll as a World Champion in a few years. I don't expect him to swipe the competition by a lot but he could definitely pull a 'Jacques Villeneuve' in a few years... especially if the new ford engines on the RB in 2026 happens to suck compared to whar they have now. 😂😅

[@Anthony-mi8pi]

In reality stroll has years of experience.. it's not like he's a bad driver. Alonso really is on another level tho

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Alonso is a wily ol fox and I love it!

[@beefwellington7323]

Aye, you can still clearly see that trait in Ocon

[@speedyplayz23]

French war

[@BigPurp9]

Shock guy who actually has to earn his seat cares more about winning than Daddy’s cash

[@nhs.14]

@@BigPurp9 not by putting his teammate almost into the wall tho

[@Loic00]

​@@nhs.14 nah lance prefers putting alonso to the moon like last year in cota

[@ghostrider13bg]

Unpopular oppinion: Stroll is actually pretty good driver.

[@trueblue5567]

Yeah as seen in Miami 😂😂😂

[@Theratron]

Agreed, he takes huge risks (his start in Suzuka last year could have ended very badly if someone had suddenly moved to the right) but sometimes they pay off and sometimes they don't.

[@johjoh9270]

​@@trueblue5567 that was more of a team strategy blunder, even Alonso barely made it into Q2

[@blakesharrock1027]

I agree. Seems like a good and humble dude too

[@Roggie249]

I've said this for a long time. You don't do what he did in junior formula without being a great driver. Is he WC material? Nah, but only a chosen few are. Dude is great in the wet as well. Just makes some absolutely boneheaded mistakes at times.

[@XarlioG60]

Best thing you can do in life is learning from the best. You can only became better doing that. Maybe in the future the relation changes, but right now he is doing the best for the team. It's a smart position.

[@MrSCOTTtheSCOT]

It will obviously give the whole team a boost to have the confidence in Lance increased alongside the experience of Alonso, it's nice to see a team working in unison, instead of the antagonistic each side of the garage (healthy competition ) trying to outdo each other that sometimes sees race leaders come into conflict and destroy each other and costing the whole teams points . Given how young the AM team is and the current success they are enjoying , Lance must be loving having a shoulder like Alonso to lean on and learn from.

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Stroll as a potential world champion LMAO

[@nboy7]

Lance is just a chill guy, many of the other drivers also like him due to his humble personality. And many drivers defended him when people said his father bought him into the sport. Alonso has been team mates with both Hamilton and Ocon, who are notorious for being unsavory team mates, Lance by comparison is a super nice guy. Only certain toxic F1 fans hate Lance, and for false reasons as well.

[@gingerkyriakos6968]

Sure he is chilled why he would not be when he does not feel absolutely no pressure on his shoulders. Other drivers fight every lap for their future unlike him. He can be slow as hell and yet have a F1 seat.

[@vadermike7772]

also Alonso is very very happy with the aston martin car and the team. he is consistently reaching the podium, and on a team that can compete for 2nd place in the constructers championship. this makes for a very positive work environment.

[@recordedanemone6399]

I like how you did not fail to absolutely dunk on stroll lmao

[@ATR95412]

Ocon and Stroll were also teammates of Checo. Does that mean Verstappen is Alonso’s next teammate? Jenson was also a teammate of Checo

[@F8Tributo]

Lance's best attribute is just being the boss's son.

[@sumerrana6805]

he's a top driver and a top bloke

[@MarioXcore1]

@@sumerrana6805your definition of “top driver” is bad

[@snazzy8767]

@@flyaway6671 nice joke mate.

[@MrJoel9679]

Lance has proven himself unlike that Russian baby brat and all the other rookies that never improve.

[@alexkulp9727]

He's not a bad driver, but "top driver" is a hell of a stretch. I would like to see you explain how he could even be top 10 on the current grid (based on overall skill).

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

Alonso has often felt he deserves more respect than he gets (and you know what, he might be right). This year everyone (Lance included) are giving him respect.

[@yt_Ajay_]

It isn't a compliment to Stroll's ability that Alonso likes him so much.

[@patrickr4762]

Bec. he knows Lance is good and mentoring him will make him better. A better Lance is a better team, more points, better development of the car, and more brownie points for Lawrence.

[@RR-xu5xk]

Alonso and Stroll are on the same page. Alonso is a clear #1 and Stroll has been told not to get in his way and this works.

[@FlyByMike94]

F1 always talks about the team game but both drivers are usually out for themselves. Here tho, Lance is both the 2nd driver and in a way, part of the ownership group. From a corporate/team perspective, you almost couldn’t ask for a better setup. Now if Lance were to take a step in form and the car is there, idk who can stop them

[@OnlineHipHopTV]

Well he drove with the biggest snake on the grid while Stroll is quite harmless and actually seems like a nice guy. Of course he is gone be really happy to have a normal teammate that doesn't constantly fights his own teammate harder than anyone else. Especially since he helped Ocon gain his first win and still he behaves like that. Before Alonso announced it, I already knew he was going to leave Alpine because he was getting annoyed with Ocon.

[@pannapalanki8041]

He left because Alpine didn't want to give him the contract he wanted, had nothing to do with Ocon. Also I guess you forgot some of the moves Stroll pulled on Vettel and what happend in COTA, but ok.

[@OnlineHipHopTV]

@pannapalanki8041 No, how Ocon treated Alonso definitely had a big impact on Alonso leaving Alpine. He was getting more and more annoyed with the behaviour of his teammate. So it made his choice of leaving the team a lot easier.

[@alfatbear]

Maybe he just wants to do his best and wants Lance to do his best too. I’d like to think that Alonso isn’t just concerned with winning but also just being a decent person. There’s more to life than winning.

[@user-cz1lv4bz5f]

I love the young drivers of this generation. Lando, max, charles, fernando

[@veyronf1]

he and ocon were also pretty friendly apart from certain uh... on track situations... Alonso has just been generally more of a team player after WEC, which is much more of a team motorsport

[@modern_agony]

F1 needs to be more like this. If you don't fight for the wdc you need to put your team first.

[@nathanasselin9179]

Stroll is FINALLY getting the respect he deserves. The dude is an amazing driver and isnt here just for his $$$

[@azaria_phd]

I've always said it, he's the 20th best driver on the grid!

[@nathanasselin9179]

Wow you just proved you absolutely do not know what youre talking about. You dummie. 🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@chris_2208]

He's there for passion. Very rare to see such drivers.

[@nathanasselin9179]

@@chris_2208 He is from MTL such as me. Ive never met someone Who was THAT ungry to prove everybody wrong. Even with all the hate. He absolutely loves F1 and F1 toxics fans just hate him.

[@flynndean]

Is that you Lance? Why are you calling yourself Nathan?

[@gigachama]

Alonso is a true machiavellian and nobody notices 👏

[@nashespiritu]

Taliesin's Ashton jacket should have a , "just don't" patch on the back

[@Galfordtv]

I like Lance Stroll, he’s got a good nature and really enjoys racing

[@Slipstream_merchant]

Money money money and the fact daddy Stroll is the team boss.

[@bossmen6665]

What about Seb

[@bemjomin8604]

it's just whiplash from having ocon as a teammate for 2 years

[@IkmamApriansyah]

Alonso, the gift that keep on giving🎉

[@caterinavega4228]

You always love a team mate you can dominate and make you look like a god.

[@garbage2882]

The last thing is soooo true, Ocon was never a team player, he was always too focused on fighting his teammate instead of getting the best results for the team he had a terrible relationship with everyone of his teammates which lead to stuff like Hungary 2022 which is also a horrible look for Ocon because his teammate was the reason he was able to win the GP a year prior.

[@joshuacorpuz597]

Before all of Ocon's shenanigans, Alonso was really helpful to him.

[@michaeldixon2942]

They put him on to be a mentor and he treats Lance with an equality that he hasnt had alot of so their relationship is really the best thing for the team.

[@raggeragnar]

I think Alonso is right about Ocon focusing too much on one thing.

[@alphaperez]

On point analysis. Obviously Alonso is praising Stroll publicly to feed the Strolls' egos. And yes Ocon has the sharpest elbows on the grid, even more than Max.

[@mendo707savmrb8]

Honestly probably feels like a lil brother. Fernando doesn't kiss anyones A$$. So I think its completely genuine

[@EmeraldArrow14]

Exactly this, because Alonso isn't someone known for compliments to his teammates. Better Stroll take advantage of this, he can learn a LOT from one of the most skilled drivers on history of F1.

[@madamerouge9635]

Agree finally someone who gets it

[@vonblunder]

Yeah, daddy is the boss, and he's no threat. That sums it up.

[@dbrickashawrodgers-cromart104]

1. Lance will never challenge him so there’s no rivalry 2. Lance seems like a stand up guy 3. (Less important, but doesn’t hurt) he’s the owner’s son

[@xBailzZ1]

Ocon is also the worst teammate on the current Grid.

[@speedyplayz23]

Probably

[@xBailzZ1]

@@speedyplayz23 there are some hot candidates

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Honestly, respect to Esteban, he never plays second fiddle or journey man to anyone, every driver he's gone up against when settled in, he's always pushed them. He might not be top tier but he's definitely underrated. Given that he's managed to give the fanboys something to cry about, he's definitely doing something right.

[@garythefishable]

The problem is he's not a doormat. It doesn't matter who you are Ocon will never let you turn him into a number two. I honesty wish some of the other drivers on the grid had that mentality.

[@johjoh9270]

​@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks there's a difference between not playing second and prioritize blocking your teammate over the 2 of you having a better result, like hungary last year, dumb way to get them both to lose the position to ric

[@skiran6316]

Alonso breathes This channel: mind games & politics

[@Max_Snellink]

I didn't do much with my Dad growing up.. Imagine having Boss Stroll as your Dad. You're very lucky Lance keep it up.

[@rjaustin82]

I honestly like the pairing. I enjoyed Danny/Max and of course Schumi/Barrichello, but Lance and Alonso seem to gel pretty good.

[@marksibley4546]

Stroll is pretty much an owner as well … and wants what’s best for the team maybe more then any driver on the grid he likly has treated him great because Lance doesn’t have to work about being beat by a teammate makes it work better

[@bracrtacaciatt818]

Alonso doesn’t need favor from the boss. The team needs him more than he needs them

[@kuroibullen1639]

Honestly I think he is for one a genuinely nice person. And for two, enjoys being somewhat of a father figure/ mentor for him to help him actually succeed in the sport, instead of being there just because hes the son of Lawrence. I don't think its about the money for Alonso. I imagine he's doing fine on that front.

[@thepineappleburster4439]

Lance is a really good driver but since his dad owns the team he doesnt need to partake in politica nor does he need to thrash his teammate. Pretty much what one can hope for in a team.

[@sebastian_berlin]

First I thought the same as most, sure he's getting paid. But I also remember Hungary 2021 and other instances at Alpine where he did a lot for the team. Think about El Plan and so on. I genuinely believe Alonso might be a decent bloke when you work together with him. I wouldn't even think he wouldn't be happy, when someone was quicker than him.

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

I've heard fans say that fernando is a team killer and a horrible teammate, which i have never heard from anyone whose opinions matter. By that i mean said teams and teammates.

[@tostadorafuriosa69]

@@ihavewaited90daystochangem51 The teams mechanics for the most part where happy with him.

[@mrmedium7984]

This is dad like behavior. Nothing more. He sees potential and wants to uplift

[@tobyreinhardt9022]

My man ain’t no fool. He’s a mastermind.

[@Rob2]

He has always been helpful to his teammates. E.g. when they want to pit behind him at the end of qualification.

[@tarun1982]

that is simple. you know Fernando: "See I couldn't get Ferrari, McLaren and Alpine to listen to me" "Okay Fernando. What do you want?" "Make your son my bitch for my entire contract period and I will give you half a second"

[@sturdzenaru]

😂😂😂😂😂 Nice one!

[@Frank-ed7hj]

Alonso can see racing drivers in a way we can't.

[@MacguffinsTV]

It seems to me that Stroll understands his role. He knows he's not the #1, and he accepts it. They seem to have a very good dynamic in that garage.

[@SN57ONE]

Having Alonso in an F1 team is like playing your own character in the F1 games and you set the difficulty to 35.

[@worlow1841]

hes so happy hes not having to drive without ocon

[@grandmasterj5]

It's easy to like your teammate when they're slower than you 😆

[@vinieho263]

Facts, I’m sure he loved it when Hamilton was challenging him for the title 😂

[@DarthCoco]

I wouldn't say he loves Stroll so much but definitely agree about the point on Ocon.

[@StevenDoesVlogs]

Everyone loves Lance Stroll, what a great man he is.

[@TurbochargedZippy]

“Always played nice with his teammates “that is why back in McLaren after he did, a pitstop was gonna be a one two for the team with Lewis behind him in qualifying, he took another 10 seconds which made Lewis miss out on his final lap. Yes, he definitely is kind to team mates

[@flyingphoenix113]

To be fair, Lewis ignored orders for qualifying which is what incensed Fernando enough to do that. Had Hamilton not disobeyed orders, the entire escapade never would have happened.

[@anshumankakralia7542]

Shut up?