F1 Rumour: Lance Stroll To Retire - "You Want To Be Doing Something Else"

David Croft, the voice of Sky Sports F1, recently put forth the idea that Lance Stroll, driver for Aston Martin Formula One team, could be retiring from the sport.

Stroll, whose father holds considerable stakes in both Aston Martin and its F1 team, launched his Formula One journey in 2017 with Williams. Although he's made a steady climb up the career ladder, proving his worth within the sport, many believe that his father's influence guarantees his spot on a team.

In a recent episode of the Sky Sports F1 podcast, Croft ventured a prediction about the young driver's Formula One trajectory, suggesting a potential shift in Stroll's direction in the coming year or so. Croft made the following remarks:

“I want to see the Lance Stroll back that turned up in Bahrain, because I think he’s lost his way a little bit.

“I think he’s lost his mojo, and whatever’s happened, Lance just doesn’t seem to be as motivated now as he was at the start of the season.

“I do wonder, he’s the one driver on the grid that you think: ‘You’re guaranteed a job as long as your dad is there’, and we’ve never actually talked about contracts for Lance Stroll.

“We’ve never looked at his future elsewhere, but I just have a little feeling that in about a year and a half’s time, Lance Stroll will race his last race in Formula 1 and go off and do something else."

Croft, known for his insights, further elaborated his viewpoint by suggesting that perhaps Stroll's heart was not always set on F1. He shed more light on this, stating:

“Because I just I think he’s losing his mojo. I don’t think Formula 1 was the sport he wanted to go into when he was younger.

“I mean, he was a massive tennis talent when he was younger, one of the best youngsters in Canada at the time, and I just wonder if he might go off and find something that fulfils him more and brings more excitement to him.

“I’m not saying he’s not enjoying driving in Formula 1. I think there are times he is, but I think I look at him sometimes and think: ‘You want to be doing something else, don’t you?’

“And I think his dad will realise as chairman as well that it’s a business and I need two drivers. So, if he’s not getting the results, I think an easy decision is made.”

Only time will tell whether Croft's prediction about Stroll's career trajectory in Formula One holds true.