Fernando Alonso is sweeping Spear Walk in the particular duel of teammates this season. The Canadian rider has only edged the Asturian in two classifications and one race, while he still hasn’t scored any podiums in the seven that the Asturian has won.

This comparison began to spark rumors of Stroll’s possible departure from the team, despite being owned by his father Lawrence. Various media assured that the Canadian was considering retiring from Formula 1 to get into professional tennis and gave Yuki Tsunoda as Alonso’s teammate given the team’s future collaboration with Honda.

However, Mike KrackAston Martin team boss, has dispelled any doubts ahead of the Italian Grand Prix in statements to ‘Autosport’: “It’s Monza, it’s the ‘silly season’ for drivers and c a bit boring so far. , but I don’t think there is much debate. We will be next season with the two pilots“.

“There is not a big difference in performance (with Alonso), the difference is in the points. It is important to separate these aspects. As a team, we are looking at the situation, the season from two angles,” Krack added.

The Luxembourger underlined that Stroll continues to work hard to close the gap with the ’14’: “He is a driver who works hard, who analyzes every detail to be able to improve, who is in the simulator, who does a lot of turns…”.

Furthermore, he admitted that team strategy and reliability don’t help in his case: “As a team, I believe that we gotta do a better job on this side of the garage (Stroll’s)in race strategies and in reliability issues, which still plague his car”.

And, although he defends Stroll, he also assures that the car suits the characteristics of both drivers well: “I don’t think there is any characteristic in the car that differentiates Stroll from Fernando.”