Lance Stroll

The Canadian needed until the German Grand Prix in July to end a 15-race streak of Q1 eliminations, a run that had started in the 2018 US Grand Prix while he was still driving for Williams.<br>He was outqualified by Racing Point teammate Sergio Perez a total of 18 times in 21 races.<br>Stroll said a variety of issues made qualifying a struggles for him throughout the year.<br>"A lot of details," ...

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A hit from Stroll's Racing Point in the opening corner of the race turned Gasly's Toro Rosso, whose left front impacted with the other Racing Point car of Sergio Perez as a result.<br>This damaged Gasly's front wing and nosecone, and though he made it back to the pits, he was already marooned a lap down by the time the damaged parts could be replaced.<br>With Gasly not contending for points ...

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Vettel spun early in the race at Monza and was left sideways to the track at the high speed Ascari chicane. Unable to see to his side, he slowly nudged back on the circuit but made contract with the unsighted Stroll, who himself was then spun.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Stroll "quite upset" with Vettel over Monza run-in<br>Why Vettel is closer to an F1 ban than you may think<br><br><br>Moments later ...

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Vettel spun at Monza’s Ascari Chicane on lap six of the Italian Grand Prix and ended up on the grass, but sideways to the track.<br>As he moved forward to rejoin the circuit he ended up clipping Stroll’s Racing Point car, with the Canadian being tipped in to a spin.<br>Moments later, Stroll’s attempt to rejoin caused another incident as he drove in to the path of Toro Rosso driver Pierre ...

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Vettel spun while entering the Ascari chicane on the fourth lap, and found himself parked on the grass inside of the chicane's right-hand corner.<br>Upon rejoining the track, he tapped Lance Stroll's RP19 into a spin, despite the Canadian attempting to take evasive action.<br>Speaking after the race, Stroll said of the incident: "I'm quite upset about what happened, to be honest. He was in a ...

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Stroll was knocked out of the opening segment of qualifying at the Hungaroring, where he encountered Giovinazzi's Alfa Romeo at Turn 5.<br>Giovinazzi progressed to Q2 and eventually qualified 14th fastest, but will start 17th – two places ahead of Stroll – after the stewards deemed he unnecessarily impeded the Canadian.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Hungarian GP: Verstappen beats Bottas to grab ...

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Stroll was the first driver to switch to slick tyres after the penultimate safety car period, having run outside of the points for most of the race.<br>However, the Canadian eventually found himself in the lead as all his rivals pitted for dry-weather tyres.<br>Stroll went on to finish in fourth position - his best result of the season - but said an error in the final laps of the race allowed Toro ...

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With the Canadian and teammate Sergio Perez having had a difficult time in recent races, they both hailed the good progress the team has made with a raft of changes to its car aimed at improving its performance and balance.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Racing Point seeks to "bring balance" to RP19 with upgrade<br>Why F1's 'king of the midfield' hates his crown<br><br><br>The duo were both in the top ...

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Stroll was running right outside the top 10 when he was called into the pits by the outfit, trading his set of hard tyres for fresh softs.<br>He rejoined the track in 14th and was only able to make up one place, getting past the Williams of George Russell, before the chequered flag flew.<br>“We did a two-stop, and the others did a one-stop, the guys we were fighting with - [Daniil] Kvyat and ...

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The Racing Point driver has not escaped Q1 so far this year, and his run of early qualifying exits stretches back 13 races to last year's United States Grand Prix when he was with Williams.<br>But the Canadian is far from downbeat about the situation, and says he takes heart from the fact that he is often able to turn things around in the races – having scored three times this year.<br>"I know ...

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Hamilton dominated the race at Paul Ricard, beating teammate Valtteri Bottas by 18 seconds as he extended his championship lead to 36 points.<br>However, Hamilton – who reported something broke on his seat during the race – said it “wasn’t easy at all”.<br>“There’s always things happening, everything’s on the edge with these cars,” he said immediately after the grand ...

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The result was a relief for the Silverstone team after it failed to log a point in the two races since a major new aero update package was introduced in Spain.<br>Stroll had missed FP3 with an early failure of the latest Mercedes power unit, and he had to revert to his well-used older spec example for qualifying and the race.<br>Like Max Verstappen, he started on the hard tyre, and having made a ...

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All six Mercedes-equipped cars had the latest Phase 2 power unit fitted on Friday, and there were no issues until Stroll experienced a spectacular failure at the start of FP3.<br>The Canadian driver went back to his original Phase 1 engine for qualifying and the race.<br>Mercedes won’t have a full understanding of the failure until the unit is examined on its return to its Brixworth factory, so ...

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The Racing Point driver was completing his installation lap in FP3 in Montreal when a burst of flames emerged from the rear of his car as he approached the pitlane.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Mercedes engine development not "the smoothest ride"<br><br><br>He did not take further part in the session after the problem, which has been confirmed as an internal combustion engine failure in his new 'Phase ...

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Stroll and Norris came together while battling for 14th position on the 45th lap of the Barcelona race, the collision putting both out on the spot and necessitating a safety car.<br>Norris had attempted a move around the outside of Stroll into the Turn 1 right-hander and remained to Stroll's left – which was now the inside line into the left-hander Turn 2 – when the Canadian began to turn in ...

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Sergio Perez finished sixth and took best of the rest honours behind the top three teams in Azerbaijan, while Stroll's son Lance recovered from a subpar qualifying to take ninth place.<br>“I couldn’t be happier,” Stroll Sr told Motorsport.com. “I think we finished where we deserved to finish, on merit.<br>"We know that there are six cars that are in a different league. So we couldn’t ...

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The Toro Rosso rookie benefitted from Renault's late double-retirement to finish ninth and bag two points on only his second F1 start.<br>His race had started being boxed in at the first corner, and he was following Lance Stroll out of the first sequence of turns when the Racing Point produced a huge trail of sparks after picking up damage from contact with Romain Grosjean.<br>"I was a bit too ...

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Stroll enjoyed a strong debut for his new team in Australia, recovering from being knocked out in Q1 to score two points for ninth place, while Perez made Q3 but slipped to 13th in the race.<br>Stroll showed stronger pace than Perez after the pitstops and the Mexican, who has shown himself to be particularly masterful at managing F1's delicate Pirelli tyres over race distances for several seasons ...

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Stroll, who has had two mixed seasons with Williams in grand prix racing, joined Racing Point in the off-season following the team's takeover by a consortium led by his father, fashion mogul Lawrence Stroll.<br>In his first race weekend for his new team in Australia, Stroll was a match for his established teammate Sergio Perez, and picked up the RP19's first points of the season.<br>Szafnauer said ...

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Stroll made his grand prix debut with Williams in 2017, scoring a podium in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, before enduring a dismal season last year as the Grove team struggled at the back of the pack.<br>The Canadian has moved to Racing Point for 2019 after his father Lawrence led a consortium that took over the Force India team.<br>Perez says Stroll has surprised him with his speed, but also with ...

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Stroll, who has moved to the Racing Point team for this season following its change in ownership, only scored six points in 2018 compared to 40 the year before, but believes he's eliminated big errors and recovered when he has underperformed.<br>"I've definitely been more consistent," the Canadian told Motorsport.com. "When I haven't been there or I've made mistakes, it's been on less of scale ...

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Stroll led a consortium that bought Force India's assets in the summer, following the team's fall into administration, and was granted an entry from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards under a new identity.<br>Racing Point has the same human resources as the Force India outfit that secured fourth in the constructors' championship in 2016 and 2017, but is armed with fresh funding and a secure ...

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Stroll graduated to F1 with Williams in 2017 as the reigning European Formula 3 champion and continued with the team this year. His father Lawrence led the consortium that bought Force India's assets after it fell into administration, leading to the team's reincarnation as the Racing Point entry. Stroll's move from Williams became a formality after that but Force India wanted to wait until ...

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FIA race director Charlie Whiting had instructed all drivers that if they went off track at Turn 8, the rapid esses in the middle of the lap, they needed to return to the track to the right of a fluorescent yellow kerb to ensure they rejoined safely. Stroll failed to do that in final practice. He was called to the stewards for failing to follow the race director's instruction, but no further ...

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Ocon is poised to lose his Racing Point Force India seat to Stroll for 2019 because the Canadian’s father is an investor in the new team.  That is part of a volatile situation for Ocon that leaves the Mercedes protege at risk of a season on the sidelines next year.  However, Ocon went online earlier this month to defend his friend against what he believes was an abnormal amount of ...

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