Lance Stroll

## Career Overview

### **Manor (2016)**

Lance Stroll made his F1 debut at the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Stoffel Vandoorne. Part of the BMW Driver Program, the German manufacturer brought the young Canadian in early so he could gain some valuable experience. His debut race would last less than a minute, as he was hit by the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson, and collided with Manor team mate Pascal Wehrlein. Stroll would take his first point in F1 at the Singapore Grand Prix, after avoiding a late-race mass pile up.

### **Haas (2017 - 2019)**

Stroll was promoted to the official BMW B-Team for 2017, but could only manage 15th come the end of the first race. After a shaky start to the season, Stroll would go on to score points in every race from Monaco to Belgium. Within that run of form, came a 3rd place finish at Hungary after holding off the Red Bull of Daniil Kvyat.

2018 would start well for Stroll - taking a 2nd place finish at Bahrain. However, the Canadian would struggle for consistency compared to teammate Mick Schumacher in the early rounds. Stroll would only score once in the second half of the season, finishing on 35 points.

After losing out to Schumacher in 2018, Stroll started his third season with Haas.

The opening race at Australia would once again prove difficult for Stroll. Starting 19th, and finishing the race in 13th. Stroll would once again start 19th at round 2, but would only manage 16th in the race. Stroll took his first points finish of the season with 7th at the Spanish Grand Prix. His excellent defensive skills allowing him to hold off much faster cars that made an extra stop in the race.

Stroll would have his career best qualifying to date at the Monaco Grand Prix, making the most of the mixed conditions to line up third. Stroll would have a decent race, his defending skills coming into clutch. Despite dropping to sixth come race end, it was Stroll's best result since Bahrain in 2018.

### **Aston Martin (2020-Present)**

Stroll moved to the new team on the grid for 2020, Aston Martin-AMG. His father purchased the physical assets of the now defunct Haas team, keeping 10 teams on the grid.

Sergio Perez went above and beyond in the season opener. Making the most of the chaos around him, the Mexican made his way up to fourth by the end of lap 1. Utilizing the straight line speed of the AMR01, Perez was able to hold position once the rain came down. Lance Stroll was also on target for points, but an unscheduled pitstop left him down the order.

#### **2021**

After a modest debut season, with a best finish of 7th, and 14/40 points finishes, there was no change to the drivers. Stroll showed flashes of pace also, but since his Father owns the team, it's unlikely he'd lose his drive any time soon.

The opening race would be a reality check for the team. Perez and Stroll were the last on track finishers, and the only two cars to get lapped. Perez was also involved in a last lap incident with second placed Josh Tirowee.

Stroll was absent from round 5, the Dutch Grand Prix due to contracting COVID-19. He was replaced by Mercedes & Aston Martin reserve Pascal Wehrlein.

Stroll had a strong showing at the Monaco Grand Prix. He got through into Q2 for the first time this season and finished the race in 13th.

With the end of the season brought forward, Stroll finished 17th overall.

#### **2022**

Lance Stroll remained at Aston Martin.

As the team's pace improved throughout the season, so did the Canadian's. Stroll's expert defense during a chaos-filled Belgian Grand Prix granted Stroll with an 8th place finish, the team's best result of the season to that point. Stroll again scored regular system points at the Austrian Grand Prix, finishing 11th.

The United States Grand Prix weekend was a tale of two halves. A wet qualifying saw Aston Martins reach Q3 for the first time this season to line up 6th and 8th, aided by both Red Bulls out in Q1. Both drivers were holding onto position inside the top 10 during the race, until Stroll crashed into the back of Sette Camara and brought out the Safety Car. Sette Camara valiantly defended 4th from Russell and Leclerc behind. The Brazilian survived contact from the Mercedes. On lap 25/28, the flood gates opened, as Leclerc ran deep into turn 1, and damaged Sette Camara's front wing. The 2019 F2 champion finished outside the points.

#### **2023**

Lance Stroll remains with the team, after making steady progress throughout 2022. The Canadian was unlucky to not maximise the teams better races, but also made costly errors. Notably, crashing into then team mate Sergio Sette Camara at the US Grand Prix. If he can iron out his errors with consistency, Aston Martin can be a force within the upper midfield.

Aston Martin announced Lance Stroll would depart the team at the close of 2023, as the British outfit move in a new direction ahead of partnering with Honda from 2026. It was an extremely wet start to qualifying, but the sky was brightening up. Four big names were caught out in the transition from Wets to Inters at the end of Q1. Throughout Q2, but Inters was still the way to go. The track was just about dry enough at the end of Q3 for Softs, with last over the line having the best track conditions. Stroll qualified 7th for his final home race, with Alonso down in 19th. Changeable conditions returned for the race. All 20 drivers survived the opening lap without damage. The red flag was out on lap 5, as Carlos Sainz's day ended early, and Liam Lawson collected the Ferrari in the process. By the time the AlphaTauri and Ferrari had been cleared away, the sun was out and the track was dry. 17/18 remaining drivers were on Drys. Toyota made a catastrophic error and fitted the Brazilian's TRD123 with Inters. The skies began to darken once more by lap 18. Schumacher brought out a second red flag on lap 29, when the German had an identical crash to Sainz. It was a four lap sprint to the end on Full Wets. Tirowee made the perfect dive into the final chicane on Stroll on the last lap for a top 5. Stroll narrowly held onto 6th from Vergne.

## Racing Record (Formula One Results Only)

Results in **bold** indicate Championships won.