Aston Martin Silences Speculation: Lance Stroll's F1 Future Secure for 2024
Sep.1 - Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack has ended speculation about the looming end of Lance Stroll's Formula 1 career.
Krack laughed at a wild recent rumours that because he has struggled alongside Fernando Alonso this year, 24-year-old Stroll - the son of team owner Lawrence Stroll - might launch a professional tennis career instead.
"Firstly, we will also have Lance and Fernando in 2024," Krack is quoted as saying at Monza by Speed Week.
"We see a Lance who is working very hard both at home in the simulator and also at the track with the engineers," he added.
"When we go into the details, he is often close to Alonso. But for various reasons, which were often out of his hands, the difference in points is greater than the difference in speed.
"We have to do a better job for him," Krack added.
He denied that Stroll has really been totally humbled by two-time champion Alonso, 42, this season, despite former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher insisting that Alonso's performance has been a "slap in the face" for the Canadian.
"There were some memorable moments," Schumacher told Sky Deutschland, "but compared to Alonso, the performance difference is huge.
"That shouldn't be the case when your teammate is 42 years old," he insisted. "There is no doubt that Lance has more talent than some of the drivers on the grid, but he is so weak compared to his teammate.
"I'm sure his father is quite realistic about these things."
Krack, though, said that analysis is wrong.
"If everything goes normally, Lance is within about three tenths of a second of Fernando, and I don't know how many drivers would be able to do that," he said.
"When we work with him, we don't recognise the rumours that Stroll is slowly becoming discouraged or that he's losing interest in Formula 1."
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He's never under threat as long as Lawrence is in a top position in the team.
Absolutely correct. Lance is the reason he bought the company to begin with.
And make a Shed load of Cash along the way , in terms of share price etc etc, very smart move getting Honda onboard , only downside is theyll get bored and leave after about 4 yrs lol
Daddy firing his lack luster boy?
I don't think so
I would think Lance will survive till end of 25 sason , Honda giving 100M/200M of free engines to AM per year ,They'll want a fast team leader, I just don't see Lance as that in any team
Agree. As long as AM remains a 'family' business he stays. The young man is pleasant enough and has better racecraft than 4-5 current seat holders. Team leader?. No. Team member? No harm.