Lance Stroll is going through the worst moment of his sports career and rumors have spread in the paddock which even suggest that the Canadian driver could throw in the towel and retire at the end of the season, at only 24 years old. A decision which would justify his father, Lawrence Stroll, owner of Aston Martin, deciding to put the team up for sale.. But without it being necessary to dramatize or advance events, the truth is thatLance’s stats regarding teammate Fernando Alonso throughout the 2023 season don’t stand up to comparison.

Aston Martin is clearly limping in its particular defense of fourth place among the constructors against McLaren and the efficient tandem formed by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Fernando Alonso became the only asset of the team both in the Drivers’ World Cup as well as Manufacturers’ World Cup. The Asturian is fourth with 183 points and only has eleven Lewis Hamiltonwith whom he is fighting for third place in the ranking. To strollfor his part, is tenth with 47 points in 17 grands prix, which leaves him 136 points behind his teammate.

During the last four meetings of the calendar McLaren lost 93 points to those of Silverstone, who added only 15 points (for a total of 230) compared to the 108 they obtained Norris and Piastri. It’s obvious that Aston Martin has lost the development battle and the AMR23’s performance has dropped since the Canadian GP. At the same time, McLaren has significantly evolved the MCL60, which is already the second best car on the grid after Red Bull.

But the other factor which unbalances the scales is the poor results of Lance Stroll. While Alonso has contributed 79.56% of the points to Aston Martin so far this year and has scored points in 16 of the 17 grands prix, the Canadian has only been in the points zone in 8 events and the last six ended with 3 points. .

“If it was any other driver I would leave F1 next year given how things are going and the level of demand,” he said. Nicholas Rosbergworld champion in 2016 and today a television commentator, alluding to the state of To strollfor being the son of the team owner.

Fernando Alonso vs. Lance Stroll 2023

Events: 17/17

World Cup: 4th/10th

Best result: 2nd/4th

Wins: 0/0

Pole: 0/0

Fast laps: 1/0

Points: 183/47

Rounds: 1081/935

DNF: 0/4

Average final position: 5.47/9.54

Average grid position: 5.88/11.00

Frustrated

Mike Krack, The Aston Martin boss admits that Alonso’s superiority over Stroll is overwhelming and seeks explanations: “Lance was closer at the start of the season and now, further away. We need to understand why. We need to confirm it. He has lost a little competitiveness., we have indications, but we have to make changes to see if it improves or not”, declares the Luxembourger who, in Qatar, spoke out in defense of Canadian driver when he lost his cool by pushing his fitness coach after being eliminated in Q1.

“When results fall short of our own expectations, everything builds up and, at some point, frustration arises,” he warned. Crack. “Emotions are what we expect from athletes. If they react, we judge them quickly. I think we have to be careful with that. We want to see it, because then we will have something to say. But when you do 10 “People sitting on the couch or in an air-conditioned room saying, ‘This is too much or you can’t do this,’ I think that’s going too far. We should have a little more respect for elite pilots and athletes. “