Lance Stroll

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the fastest time in the first session using soft tyres, almost half a second clear of world championship-leader Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, who set his time on the medium rubber.<br>Stroll was third quickest in FP1, with new Racing Point teammate Nico Hulkenberg, making his F1 return in place of the Covid-positive Sergio Perez, in ninth place, just over a second off ...

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Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton finished third and fifth – either side of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc – while Max Verstappen ended up 14th in the other Red Bull after an angry altercation with Romain Grosjean on his own soft-tyre effort.<br>In 36-degree heat at a sweltering Silverstone, the action took a while to get going for the second 90-minute session of the day.<br>Renault's Daniel ...

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Stroll gained a position when he forced Ricciardo wide at the Red Bull Ring’s Turn 3 during their frantic late battle. The pair crossed the line in seventh and eighth places, but after an investigation the stewards subsequently declared that it was a racing incident, and Stroll was allowed to keep the position.<br>After a regular post-race review of the whole weekend, involving Masi and the ...

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The incident, which occurred on the penultimate lap of last weekend's race at the Red Bull Ring's tight uphill Turn 3, led to both cars ending up in the run-off area beyond the right-hander as McLaren's Lando Norris closed in and also passed Ricciardo as a result.<br>After the race, Ricciardo called Stroll's move "desperate", while the Racing Point driver felt the move that the Styrian GP stewards ...

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The Renault Formula 1 driver had been defending sixth place against Stroll in the closing stages, with McLaren's Lando Norris closing down on the pair, and on lap 70 the Canadian driver dived up the inside of Turn 3, forcing both him and Ricciardo off the track.<br>Ricciardo felt Stroll deserved a penalty for the clash but in a post-race FIA race stewards investigation no action was taken on the ...

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Perez drove a superb race, setting several fastest laps along the way, and was pressing Red Bull's Alex Albon for fourth place in the closing stages.<br>However, when he made his move he clipped the back of the Red Bull and damaged his front wing.<br>That caused him to lose performance and cede a place to McLaren’s Lando Norris, with teammate Stroll finishing right on his tail in ...

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The 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was the race that really put the Baku City Circuit, in all its glory and craziness, on the map in Formula 1.<br>Daniel Ricciardo charged from 10th on the grid to score a stunning victory for Red Bull as Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel collided behind the safety car, igniting their battle for the drivers' title.<br>But one of the quirkier stories from that ...

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Aston Martin confirmed on Friday that a rights issue to help raise funds, which was completed on Monday morning, included investment from the ErsteAM Ltd company that is controlled by Wolff.<br>Wolff's stake was originally for 4.77% of Aston Martin shares, but following the rights issue that has now been diluted to be worth 0.95%.<br>It has been made clear that Wolff's decision to invest in Aston ...

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Stroll's involvement in Aston Martin was first announced in January, but the formalities of his investment were only completed this week.<br>The renaming of Racing Point is at the heart of his future marketing strategy that he has laid out for the British sportscar manufacturer, and Stroll sees it an opportunity for the Silverstone team to take a step forward.<br>"The group of men and women at ...

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Stroll became a shareholder of Aston Martin Lagonda in January, along with a consortium of investors, and will shortly take on the role of executive chairman of the company.<br>Speaking in a video made to replace a planned event at the postponed Geneva Motor Show – in part to launch the new V12 Speedster – Stroll stressed just how important his racing team will be to Aston’s future ...

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Following a board meeting of Aston Martin on Thursday night, it was confirmed this morning that a consortium led by Stroll has bought a 16.7 percent stake in the company for £182 million.<br>In filings that were lodged with the London Stock Exchange on Friday morning that detailed the investment, it was made clear that an ‘enhanced’ F1 involvement for Aston Martin was viewed as ...

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The billionaire Canadian businessman faces strong competition from Chinese motor manufacturer Geely, however, which is also keen to acquire a shareholding in the iconic British sportscar brand.<br>According to the FT the two rival bids are to be considered at board meeting on Thursday evening. Both interested parties are said to be willing to pay £200m for a 20% stake in the company, and would be ...

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Following the former Force India team being put in to administration back in 2018, Stroll helped lead a consortium to buy it in the hope of building it into a more competitive force.<br>The investment has helped the team begin work on some ambitious plans for the future, but Szafnauer says there are no illusions about it being able to make big progress immediately.<br>Asked by Motorsport.com if ...

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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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