Stroll continued to drive for the Racing Point team in , under their new name Aston Martin. He was partnered by Sebastian Vettel in place of Pérez. In the first race of the season he finished tenth, having qualified on that same position. A video of him driving over a kerb at the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix became a popular internet meme, used as a bait-and-switch similar to the Rick Astley meme.