Since it became official the surprise signing of Fernando Alonso by Aston Martinmany said that the Asturian pilot would “humiliate” Spear Strollwho will be the companion of the still pilot of Alpine. However, the manager of the British team, mike krackdefended the Canadian, assuring that he is undervalued and that he is a very good pilot.

His father is the owner of the team, so it has always received a lot of criticism, calling him “hip” and that he has the seat “bought”, since then his results on the track have not been stellar at all. Despite the criticisms, his team came to his defense.

“To throwdon’t forget, he has never had a winning car so far in his career. And let’s remember that did amazing things when conditions permit Istanbulfor example in the wet. For me, To throw He’s one of the most underrated riders on the grid,” said Krakow.

And it is that the Canadian pilot left flashes from time to time. In 2017in his debut at the “Grand Cirque”, succeeded his first podium with williams in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. In 2020made other two podiums in Monza and Sakhir. Moreover, that same year Turkey did the ‘pole‘ in the rain, even though he would later finish the race 9th.

Praise of the walk

“He’s a much better driver than people think.. He also works a lot harder than people think. He is in great shape. And, on top of that, he’s a very educated person, which a lot of people ignore because they don’t dedicate the time or invest the time to get to know him,” he adds.

As for this controversy surrounding the driver for being the son of the team owner, Krakow says this: “It’s easy to say, ‘He’s someone who’s here because his father let him.’ And that’s not true. He’s a very good driver and I think that we see when the conditions are difficult. In difficult conditions you often see who is good and who may not be so strong“.

“It is interesting to verify that every time it rains, the spear is there. This leads us to think that we should perhaps take a closer look at its merits. and not think he’s the son of someone important“, Explain.

To close, Krakow also comments that Sebastian Vettel helped him a lot: “I think ‘Seb’ helped him a lot. When Vettel word, To throw he is always attentive. And he also asks questions because wants to learn from what you say Sebastian“.

Currently, Spear Stroll is 18th in the Drivers’ World Championship with only four dots. His best performance is four tenths in Imola, Miami, Canada and France.