Thirteen races have been contested, nine remain to come this Formula 1 season. The one-month summer break will allow several drivers who have things to prove to refocus on the objective, which includes the Quebecer Lance Stroll.
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The Aston Martin representative has his work cut out for him. He has brought in just four of his team’s 20 points in 2022, each time thanks to 10th positions in the race. He was mainly dominated by his teammate Sebastian Vettel, who will retire at the end of the season.
The German, whose best finish was sixth in Azerbaijan, finished ahead of Stroll on six occasions, compared to five for his sidekick. Vettel also missed two Grands Prix earlier this year due to COVID-19. He was replaced each time by his compatriot Niko Hulkenberg.
Stroll also pales in qualifying. He only reached stage three (Q3) once and beat Vettel only three times on Saturday.
The only positive point on the board: the 23-year-old Montrealer is finishing his races. He has only had to retire once this season and has shown great consistency, only dropping points by a position or two most of the time. He is also the driver who gained the most positions, with 47, 12 more than Vettel.
In the general classification, Stroll is in 18th place, only ahead of the Williams of Alexander Albon and Nicholas Latifi. Last year, he amassed 34 points and finished in 13th place.