Lance Stroll has advised those that query his skills as a Method 1 driver to take discover of his outcomes on the observe.
The 25-year-old is embarking on his eight season as an F1 driver. It’s his sixth with Aston Martin, which is owned by his father Lawrence.
Final yr Stroll scored 74 factors and completed tenth within the championship. Crew mate Fernando Alonso out-scored him by a charge of virtually three to at least one and ended the yr fourth within the standings.
Nevertheless Stroll mentioned he pays no heed to those that counsel he owes his place in F1 to his father’s backing, and query whether or not he deserves a seat on benefit.
“Everybody has their opinion, however I do my speaking on the observe,” Stroll advised the group’s official web site.
“I’ve had an unimaginable journey with my father in motorsport. From go-karting days, by the junior formulation and immediately in Method 1, what we’ve completed collectively has been superb.
“His imaginative and prescient and keenness for the game, for Aston Martin, is admittedly unimaginable; it’s super-exciting to be part of it and to see how a lot we’ve already grown as a group during the last 4 years. And the longer term is much more thrilling.”
Stroll’s begin to 2023 was compromised when he injured his wrists in a biking accident. The group’s kind dipped at mid-season, however Stroll ended the yr in higher form, taking a pair of fifth locations in Brazil and Las Vegas.
“We completed off the season sturdy,” he mentioned. “It was enjoyable to have these previous couple of races, actually kicking butt – having some good leads to Brazil and Vegas. I’ve educated arduous and ready properly. I’m prepared for the season to start out in Bahrain.”
He mentioned the group must carry out extra constantly throughout a spread of various circuits this season.
“We need to construct on final yr,” he mentioned. “We had a really sturdy automobile final yr – however not in all places. It was very sturdy at sure tracks after which at different tracks, we confronted some challenges. We need to carry out constantly properly this yr.
“Final yr, we got here out actually sturdy for the primary 5, six, seven races after which different groups caught up. We got here again sturdy on the finish, however we weren’t as sturdy all through the season as we had been initially, so we need to constantly battle for good factors, podiums, and a primary win in inexperienced.”
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