Charles Leclerc’s 2023 season continued its downward spiral at the Australian Grand Prix, as the Monegasque driver had his second DNF in three races when Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll shunted him into the gravel. The incident, shortly after the race began, meant the Ferrari driver left Melbourne with zero points, while Stroll would go on
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Ferrari suffered their worst weekend of the 2023 season after a first lap incident between Charles Leclerc and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll saw the Monegasque driver retire from the race. “‘If I was frustrated with how qualifying went? I see it in a different way. I had put aside yesterday’s frustration, I knew the race
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Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll endured a very mixed Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the Canadian having been amongst the action throughout the race at the Albert Park Circuit. Stroll started the third race of the 2023 F1 season from sixth after a solid qualifying; however, he slipped to seventh on the opening lap of
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has revealed that retired four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel was not asked by the Silverstone-based team if he’d return to the sport to replace Lance Stroll in Bahrain, after the Canadian was initially a doubt for the season-opener. Stroll’s participation at the Bahrain International Circuit was a huge unknown
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Former Williams and Ferrari team manager Peter Windsor believes that Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll might be unhappy with how strongly Fernando Alonso has been performing already this season, with his son Lance Stroll having fallen behind the Spaniard. Since switching to Aston Martin from Alpine, Alonso has been driving like he’s 25 years old again,
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has revealed that Lance Stroll “went up in my estimation” following his sensational performance at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where he beat Mercedes’ George Russell. Stroll was a huge doubt heading into Bahrain, after the Canadian broke his wrist and his toe on February 18 following an
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The Bahrain Grand Prix was spectacular for Aston Martin, with the team who finishing seventh in last season’s championship looking like the second fastest team on the grid. Fernando Alonso claimed his 99th podium in F1 with a P3 finish whilst Lance Stroll managed to heroically overcome his wrist injury to finish in P6. The race
MoreLance Stroll was many people’s Driver of the Day at last weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Canadian having defied the odds and competed, despite having broken his wrist and toe. Stroll was a huge doubt for last weekend’s Grand Prix, with the Aston Martin driver having crashed whilst cycling in Spain, resulting him
MoreLast summer, it seemed all but certain that Fernando Alonso would extend his contract with the high-flying Alpine team. Sebastian Vettel’s shock retirement from F1 started a domino effect however, resulting in Fernando Alonso being tempted into a controversial move to Aston Martin to replace the German. This move looked strange at the time, with
MoreThe Lance Stroll saga was the talk of pre-season testing, with the Canadian driver reportedly breaking his wrist following a cycling accident in Spain. The 24-year-old did not take part in any of Bahrain’s pre-season tests, sparking rumours that he would not be fit to race in the first race of the season. Both Aston
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