Aston Martin defends Lance Stroll, claims people ‘judge too quickly’

Lance Stroll hasn't scored points in the last five races.

Aston Martin defends Lance Stroll, claims people ‘judge too quickly’

Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll (Via IMAGO)

Lance Stroll was knocked out of the Qualifying in the first session itself in the Qatar GP. The Canadian driver was visibly shaken and frustrated by the result. He channeled his anger in an unprecedented manner. Stroll was filmed throwing his steering wheel away while climbing out of his car in the Aston Martin garage, and he also shoved his trainer, Henry Howe, while trying to convince him to complete the post-race weighing in parc ferme.

Lance Stroll has been facing a very difficult season this time around. The gap with his teammate Fernando Alonso keeps widening every weekend. He has scored 47 points so far this year, while Alonso has amassed 183 points, giving the Spaniard a mammoth lead of 136 points. Following the incident, FIA issued a written warning to Stroll, and he later apologized to everyone involved in the drama.

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Now, Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has explained why the team isn’t ‘too concerned’ with the outburst from Stroll. He said, as reported by motorsport.com,, “You accumulate delivering below your expectations, and then the theme of frustration comes on at one point.” He pointed out that Stroll’s media interactions were delayed just to get him to cool down. Krack added, “I always try to delay this [media session] as much as possible to get rid of the adrenaline.”

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Krack said that fans are sometimes ‘too quick to judge’ and that it’s easy to judge from the outside. He added, “I think emotions are what we want from sportsmen, and if they react, we judge them quickly. It’s easy from the outside. We need to be careful with that.” The team boss also asked the racers to show some respect for their names as they are ‘elite sportsmen.’

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Physical altercations by drivers are not a new thing in F1

Stroll isn’t the only driver to get physical due to issues within the race. Michael Schumacher accused David Coulthard of ‘trying to kill him and had a heated confrontation. Schumacher later had to shake Coulthard’s hand in a public show of reconciliation at the next race in Italy.

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Red Bull vs Aston Martin (Credits: autocar.co.uk)

Even the greats like Ayrton Senna faced such anger issues. In 1993, Senna punched Eddie Irvine due to a post-race altercation between the two racers. Senna got physical, and due to this, Senna was given a two-race ban that season.

Even Max Verstappen was involved in a similar incident. There was a racing incident between Esteban Ocon and Verstappen, who was close to winning the race. It caused Verstappen to DNF the race. This angered the Dutchman, and he shoved Ocon into the pit. Verstappen had to serve two days of ‘public service’ as an aftermath.

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