Since Friday with the start of the only free practice of the weekend, Lance Stroll has experienced several problems with the car, the driving and especially with the track of the Qatar Grand Prix. His terrible weekend intensified when he was eliminated in Q1 of the race and sprint, forcing him to start from the back of the grid. But as if that wasn’t enough, Aston Martin adds a new headache that harms the North American pilot.
The main disadvantage suffered by the Canadian with the British team During the first two days of the Qatar Grand Prix, he was tied to track limits, where during qualifying the FIA eliminated some times that dropped him several places on the grid. Additionally, at the end of the sprint race, Aston Martin received some of the worst news of the day, as Lance Stroll received a five-second penalty, dropping him from 13th to 15th place.
As the subsequent interviews and celebration of Max Verstappen’s victory for another world title took place, the FIA released a statement explaining the reasons for the man’s suspension. The Silverstone team. As explained, the pilot did not comply with article 33.3 regarding leaving the authorized runway lines on several occasions, as he exceeded them at least four times without obvious justification.
Considering this, Stroll suffered the loss of two positions, so he moved from P13 to P15, although he was not the only one penalized for the same article, since Charles Leclerc also suffered it , who took the worst. The Monegasque moved from the points zone in P7 to P12, which allowed the drivers who were below to gain a place and Aston Martin managed to score a point thanks to Fernando Alonso.
Upset
Lance Stoll is going through one of the worst moments of the season, where he has accumulated four consecutive eliminations in Q1, a situation that, if it does not improve in the next dates, could endanger the fourth place in the World Championship Builders. Aston Martin. After being excluded during the first qualifying session of the race on Friday, the Canadian driver was saddened that he was unable to improve his times after his first lap elimination.
“It was a disappointing qualifying session. My first lap was abandoned due to track limitations and I had to abort my second due to traffic, so I had to do a lot of work for my final attempt. The car was good, but we had no pace,” explained the North American in dialogue with the international press.
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