F1 News: Lance Stroll's Aston Martin Future Questioned - "Results Are Not Good Enough"
Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan revealed that the time is going to come when Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll will have to ask the right questions and take a call about his son and driver, Lance Stroll, concerning his underwhelming performance.
Key Takeaways:
- Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan suggests that Lawrence Stroll may need to address his son Lance Stroll's performance at Aston Martin.
- Lance Stroll has faced criticism for inconsistent results, achieving three podiums and a pole position, with his highest championship finish at P10.
- Fernando Alonso's strong start with Aston Martin contrasts with Lance Stroll's struggles, prompting questions about his future in the team.
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Stroll has faced criticism for his inconsistent performance since entering F1 in 2017, with doubts about his ability to consistently improve in both qualifying and races. Despite securing three podiums and a pole position in all these years, his highest finish in the Drivers' Championship was only P10 last season.
In the 2023 season, Fernando Alonso's debut with the team saw him quickly achieve podium finishes, contributing significantly to the team's fifth-place finish in the Constructors' Championship despite the car's declining performance later in the season.
Stroll on the other hand, barely managed to score points, apart from a few skirmishes that made him the focus of controversy to the point where his position in the team was questioned. His father's influence in his career has been a subject of discussion, with figures like Jordan questioning his continued presence as a racing driver.
Fast forward to 2024 and one may notice Alonso's start to the campaign with impressive finishes of P9 and P5 in Bahrain and Jeddah, while Stroll's Bahrain season-opener points finish in P10 was followed by a crash in Saudi Arabia.
Highlighting Lance's inconsistency in performance, Jordan spoke on the Formula For Success podcast:
“Lance has had some amazingly good races.
“Baku comes to mind and various other places, but it’s too seldom, it’s not often enough.
“Lance Stroll, he doesn’t qualify well enough, maybe creeps into the top 10 If he’s lucky, but Alonso was always quicker than him.”
As a result, Jordan queries his father's perspective on Lance amidst the team's attraction of exceptional talent worldwide. He added:
“So, I’m at a confusion. How does Lawrence Stroll go out and get the best technical people worldwide and make his team into a consistent race-winning team?
“Either Lance has to move up a scale and really get himself together and continually finish on the podium, and then people will totally believe in what he’s able to do, but at the moment, his results are not good enough. And I think he’s going to have to think about this once and for all.”