The Canadian’s legitimacy as a Formula One driver is sometimes dismissed by pundits and fans because his father, billionaire Lawrence Stroll, is a part-owner of his Aston Martin team."It's part of it. It's kind of just what my career's been,” Stroll said Wednesday. “I've dealt with that over the years, but I do my talking on the track.”
A large part of the criticism in recent seasons comes from the disparity in results between Stroll and his teammate, two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. Stroll attributes last season’s gap to “unfortunate circumstances,” including an engine failure in Saudi Arabia. "I look at my last few weekends, and I think they've been strong," he added. “When I look at pace right now, and speed, like I said, 4-4 in quali. People say he's super good and I beat him the last few weekends, so take it as you want."
In 2018, Lawrence Stroll led a consortium to buy the Force India Formula One team, which Lance Stroll joined the next season when it was renamed Racing Point. The team was renamed again to Aston Martin in 2021 after Lawrence Stroll led an 182-million pound investment into the luxury car manufacturer for a 16.7 per cent stake in the company.
Stroll, whose contract status is not known, also said he intends to be an Aston Martin driver next year.
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