Lance Stroll responds to claims he desires to give up F1 to grow to be tennis participant

After two seasons, Stroll switched to Racing Point in 2019 after a consortium fronted by his billionaire businessman father acquired the workforce. Two years later, they rebranded to Aston Martin.

Across seven seasons, Stroll has simply three podium finishes and none since 2020. But, due to the distinctive nature of his contract in comparison with the remainder of the paddock, his place stays protected.

His settlement with the workforce is on a rolling foundation relatively than over a hard and fast time period. Therefore, The Race has beforehand claimed he’s solely prone to depart by his personal accord as a result of his familial ties to the highest.

That religion is getting a check this season as teammate Fernando Alonso is outperforming him. Stroll’s highest end was fourth in Australia, whereas the Spaniard has seven podium finishes.

The pattern continued after the summer time shutdown. Alonso got here second behind Max Verstappen, with Stroll down in eleventh and out of the factors for the third time this yr.