Why Lance Stroll's Driving Style Is So Inconsistent
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- Why Lance Stroll's Driving Style Isn't Working
In this video, we delve into the intricacies of Lance Stroll's driving style and why it's not yielding the desired results on the track. From analyzing his approach to corners and braking techniques to understanding how he navigates traffic, we uncover the key factors contributing to Stroll's struggles. Join us as we break down the data and explore what adjustments could potentially improve his performance. If you're a fan of Formula One and curious about the dynamics of driving styles, this video is a must-watch!
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The attitude is the most important issue. He seems to never take the blame , never learn from previous mistakes and also shows very little ambition and desire to improve. So people hate him because he takes his f1 spot as guaranted
Most of his haters are more shallow than that, and are mad that he’s there because of his father
@@justinburley8659 but that's the issue, his arrogance is a result of being a nepo baby, they're not two different things
That is a cultural thing that he shares with his people "the chosen ones". Rember that in their holy book, we are created as animals to serve them.
@@realshompa No, Jewish people are not all the same. Some have that chosen ones mentality, some do not. With some it oozes out of them, some are repulsed by it.
Israeli's are probably at the top of end for entitlement, because of the propaganda and Zionist mentality.
I agree. He dismisses everything as a "racing incident" and blames others. In his interviews, he does not seem too concerned about underperformance. He comes off as very blasé about his problems.
Cr1tikal now talking about F1
This is impressive
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he smiles too much to be a Charlie clone
Lance is the perfect example of potential unrealized. His father is why hes still here, but I think its also why he hasnt gotten much better, imho. He really couldve been quite good. Great breakdown sir
Well said my friend and thank you ❤️❤️
Way too much of his life would have been completely changed without that money. How much time would have been lost as a kid gaining racing experience, how many doors wouldn't have been opened for him, how many of life's disasters would have dragged his focus away from racing.
He'd be an entirely different person.
@@ChrispyNut I don't think you understand what I'm saying, but your point is valid. I just think whatever has happened and got him here, he oddly isn't improving and doesn't seem to care
@@jeanmakita3839 Fair enough, I appreciate your understanding. 👍
I guess it's just a hobby for him. Perhaps he knows he doesn't have what it takes to be WDC (unless AM end up with an RBR like domination car and is paired up with a Rubens), so just have fun as his seat's not really at risk.
I dunno, the lifestyles of the rich and infamous are pretty odd, it's tough to imagine.
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Lance Stroll's Driving style isn't working because Lance Stroll can't drive.
Somewhat. He has his rare moments
@@F1Unchained a broken clock is right twice a day 😉
@@pututu8861 could not put it any better. well said
@@F1Unchained The thing we all forget is that he is in his 8th seasons. I was stunned when someone pointed it out. At this stage you are either in and regarded as a veteran driver very close or in front of your team mate, or out because you cannot be regarded as a rookie/junior anymore. I am sure he is at least a WEC level driver, but not a F1 driver at all.
"I'm not anticipating what's happening" As proved in Shanghai. XD
I don't dislike Stroll but I wish the team focused on Alonso and gave him all of their support.
I went to private school and I know what rich kids are like. They arent the scum of the earth or anything, but MAN do they hate to struggle. Getting everything handed to you makes it impossible to be humble, and Lance may not be like that off the track, I don't know him, but its clear on the track he is stubborn and entitled to speed he straight up cannot produce. Kids a brat on the track and clearly does not deserve his seat anymore
This is a very fair assessment
@@F1Unchained fair would be a understatement if you blame the driver you drove in to the back off while under a safetycar then your well beyond entitled and your penalty should come with enough penalty points to black flag you for next race. cause your a safety risk for everyone out on track under that sc as you arent paying attention to what your doing or where your driving under the sc which is what you should be doing as there wouldnt be a sc if that wasnt needed.
@@cornnatron3030 historically he avoids taking responsibility. Classic rich kid. As the op said, not gonna attack him as a person but him as a driver, well, it's been clear but last race was too much.
He is like that off track as well. After going out in Q1 in Qatar last year, he shoved his trainer and acted very rude towards the interviewers. After China, he kept on blaming the people in front for braking in a braking zone even after the race had finished when he was far back anyway. He is as entitled as you can possibly get, acting like he's more important than everyone else
@@Ricky911_ to be fair should we blame him or his dad for enabling that behaviour?
First time I see someone doing a good analysis about Lance. He's a B tier driver, no question about it. He has been getting extra hate during the last two seasons but that has more to do with how Alonso is outperforming the car than Lance's results. Alonso has smashed other very strong team mates like Raikkonen or Massa and noone asked them to retire.
Can't really know he's outperforming the car, when the point of comparison is a far lower league.
If there was a similarly top class driver alongside him, I reckon Alonso would perform even better (unless he gets too focused on beating teammate to the detriment of cooperating).
@@ChrispyNutYeah, maybe he just forgot how to drive the exact moment Alonso became his team mate, right?
@@superjarri Dafuq you talking about? Stroll's only been competitive with one teammate, Sirotkin. Alonso's always been equal to or stronger than his teammates.
Stroll didn't forget how to drive at top level, he's never really learned.
FFS, you even called him a B-Tier driver.
@@ChrispyNutLooks like you are new to F1 I guess. Just check season results before Alonso arrived at AM. You'll find that Stroll and a 4 times WDC were performing at pretty similar level during the entire season.
@@superjarri 4 time champion who did little in anything other than the dominant car, in a specific era, who seemed to have phoned0in a lot of his AM weekends, but even still:
2021 Vettel was definitely on top.
2022 Vettel was thoroughly on top, despite missing two races.
However, if you think I must be new, because I'm talking about historical information of Stroll vs his teammates, you're not even close to being in the same league as me for analysis, and I'm barely trying.
I’m a Lance fan hopefully he can turn it around. I’m so sick of all the negativity about him and his father. Great video on Lance. 🇨🇦🇨🇦
I hope he goes to wec, too many super talented young drivers sitting out of f1 due to lack of open seats
Seems like a worse place for him. Endurance racing requires consistency, a safe pair of hands and being gentle on the car. Lance is none of those things AND when he chucks it into the wall, 2 other drivers also lose their car, not just him.
No, if he's to stay in racing, he needs to have his own car to wreck.
@@ChrispyNut good point I just want him out of f1 and it seems like there has been a lot of links between him and WEC. i don't care where he goes just get out of f1
@@Gleepglurp Yes, there has, but I quite like WEC at the moment and don't want him there either.
How about lawnmower racing?
Go to sum racing, Lancelot. I'd love to be able to say I beat an F1 driver with a dualshock controller 😁
@@ChrispyNut He's had experience in endurance racing, 5th place at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona. Though it's been a while, I don't see him struggling much to adapting back to endurance racing.
Simple reason : money can't buy skill.
Definitely part of it my friend
It can absolutely buy skill.
It can't buy the drive/hunger required to actually convert all that money into skill.
It can buy an accident though. I found it amusing that the arrow for this video pointed at TikTok!😂
@@VulgrDisplay : Well said 👍🏾
But money can buy scripts like Sky 1 billion dollars = Lewis "wins".
It's nice to see a truly objective video on Stroll and not just somebody stirring the pot for some easy YT revenue.
I try to always make it that way 😁❤️
Alonso scored 77.5% of Astons points till last race. Lance is still driving because of Nepotism 💯
I so much agree with this explanation and I'm so glad that I subscribed to this channel! I have been trying to explain this to my friends and family for years but they don't agree! And then I see this video and I know why I subscribed, this man is SPOT ON!
Lance's biggest problem is who his Dad is. Lawrence is such a high powered individual and would be an extremely tough act to follow. Its hard to have the drive needed to become great when your Dad is the type of person to take control and try and make it happen for you.
It’s weird how his career turned out as his junior career is almost as good as Max Verstappen, he’s had huge success, just sad he can’t seem to capitalize on his talent.
Agreed my friend
Saw him race here in NZ in 2015 .. he won the NZ GP and TRS, and looked very solid. People picked him for a stellar career then but it’s derailed like a train crash.
Not everyone makes it.
Lance junior career was nowhere near Max’ 😂 and some drivers simply can’t perform at the F1 level… we’ve seen many of them Kvyat as well…
He can't capitalise because he's achieved his goals.
Go watch all of the stroll (both papa and jnr) on Lance's career the goal was always to make it to F1.
There's no talk of winning races let alone becoming a champion.
He got where he wanted to be and now he's just having fun. There's no appetite no desire to get better.
Every driver in F1 was succesful in the junior categories
With so many people hating on stroll in every video I really appreciate that you are keeping it factual and highlighting the actual driving style problems. You earned a sub! Keep it up!!!
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Lance is one of the few drivers that look like if they lost their f1 seat it wouldn’t bother them as much. He’s had glimpses of speed as you’ve said but the lack of progress doesn’t help. A good performance here followed by a bunch of underwhelming ones. I don’t hate him, but it sucks to see drivers who seem more eager and possibly with more potential on the sidelines.
And on the other side of things, not to do with him but his dad, I think it’s great how much dedication and funds he throws into making his team better. Like you know he has ambitions backed with a proper plan, unlike let’s say Gene Haas. Alpine even.
If lance was to leave the sport along with his dad, I think the greater loss would be the driving force behind Aston Martin. Might not like the guy, but his dedication to the sport and trying to win is admirable.
Nice to see someone giving stroll a fair analysis, but still, the verdict is, he doesnt belong in F1. maybe have a go at rallycross or WRC, might be better for his driving style.
Agreed.
Definitely, I could see him doing genuinely well in a series that actually plays to his strengths. His dad buying an F1 team isn’t what’s keeping him in motorsport, it’s what’s keeping him from succeeding in motorsport.
i feel like sometimes he just doesnt care about being in f1. hes just here to be here
I like Lance. At the end of the day he’s living out our dream of racing amongst all these greats drivers.
Very true
"I'm not anticipating what's happening" Yea, Danny Ric wasn't too pleased about that one...
I feel equally conflicted about logan sargeant. his pace isnt really that bad but it does look subpar. he showed real promise in the junior categories and i just want him to stay in the sport because he is from my home state.
Same this is my thoughts as well
The problem is the large disparity of power and speed between the junior categories and F1. It takes time for a driver to get used to F1 but teams are not willing to invest in that. You'll usually see most young drivers nowadays last 3 years and then they're already booted for the next option in the list if they don't start showing results.
What? His pace is awful and he constantly makes mistakes. His 2nd year. He hasn't even shown flashes of brilliance like Lance has even early in his career.
@@ErickMcNerneyAlbon has been worse this year
This video earned my sub because I realised just how consistently excellent this channel is. Always fantastically researched with great, detailed and often technical insights, that isn't just rehashing the same old news stories.
❤️❤️❤️ love to hear that and thank you my friend
I just hope when Lance exits F1 his dad stays, I need that bond villain energy in my life.
stroll is the exact reason that talent is being kept out of F1. multiple F2 champions deserves this seat.
This is the most fair and measured look at the Stroll situation I've seen. Thank you for taking the emotion out of the evaluation.
Can't say I'd disagree with anything you said!
I believe i am in a very huge minority that does not hate Lance per say. Sometimes i find myself even rooting for him but then he does something that makes me raise an eyebrow. Like recent China shenanigans or Qatar last year. If he would just be a bit humble raise his hand and say yeah my bad instead of this half assed excuse. He isnt bad nor exactly good and I do agree with your point that by far he isnt the worst driver we had the displeasure to see in F1. With the amount of time he is in F1 I lack to see any sort of meaningful improvement.
I mean strolls driving style didnt work from the beginning to be honest
He has moments
He showed some skill before he entered F1.
But yeah, if daddy's money wasn't funding his hobby, then he'd be faster gone than Nyck Debris.
well it could have worked in the 80s until early 90s where most of the development is done on track and not on simulators. Lance attitude of not developing himself as an F1 driver is also part of the his issue.
If the sim's the one that tells current drivers how to race, well, end of the story there. Actually any driver must have reactive reflects and real circumstances adaptive driving, and that's not a style by itself, it simply is another required minimum driving skillset to have, as an F1 driver. In my opinion, he's not good enough to drive at a high level, high demanding, top team. Not saying he hasn't got talent, but not enough.
@@nonegone7170 Other than Hamilton, Albon, and maybe Verstappen, who is there in F1 that doesn't have someone funding their hobby? Hulkenberg maybe?
Brilliant video, as always. Not just jumping on the bandwagon of knocking him, but giving an objective view.
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but mate tell me honestly, do you really think that a few rare performances outweigh the multiple disastrous performances he's had. he's not a rookie. don't you think literally any other driver would have been shown the door way before. For example, Daniel Ricciardo, with all that he has achieved in his career, he's still in risk of losing his seat at the end of the season or even mid-season. But has he shown the same level of inconsistency as stroll? Absolutely not. And above all aston is now fighting with the big teams and a place up/down in the constructors can make a huge difference to the prize money. Honda will certainly not be pleased if points are coming from one car and they lose out big time to the others. Just a thought.
You’re right. Ricciardo has been quite consistent. Consistently slow. Bad example, dude.
Absolutely my friend I agree with what you’re saying. The Ricciardo comparison is also a great way to look at it.
@@abel6846 no its not. you're only looking at it from the perspective of the last couple years. he was a beast in red bull and renault. anybody who's seen him from his pre-mclaren era will know
@@sleepypixie8828 you’re right. In a sport where you’re only as good as your last race, we really should ignore the last 3 years(!). Judging by his pre McLaren career, he should set VCARB on fire, but he’s hardly creating a spark. Look, I like him as much as the next guy, but let’s be real here: right now Danny Ric is a pet project of Christian Horner. He was let back in based on a test that none of us know the set up of or how much fuel he had onboard. So far DR hasn’t shown much more than Nyck has. He is now in danger of moving into the realm of irrelevancy, especially with Liam lurking in the wings. Sorry dude.
@@abel6846 here I am comparing how with a few victories and 30ish podiums even dani ric isn't guaranteed a seat and stroll with rubbish performances has a seat. Yet you've completely missed my point and wrote a big essay to diss dani ric. Understand the context first dude😉
FINALLY
A video that actually takes a proper and fair stance on Lance without simply just ridiculing him and being dismissive
People that see him as dismissive and not caring dont actually watch any content beyond the sky f1 feed because even in extended f1 content like beyond the grid he's very pleasant and opens up nicely
Also I think Lance deserves credit for out qualifying Alonso in Australia, Alonso made his own mistake and got his own floor damage, Lance didn't
Take me back to 2020 Lance though he was a beast
True, but even a broken clock gets the time right twice a day. He doesn't learn from his mistakes because he doesn't have to, he has nothing at stake, that's a pathetic way of driving in F1, especially with such good talent hanging around without being able to join. Felipe drugovich been waiting on the sidelines for a while, truly a shame.
no hes just a bad driver who had a f3 championship bought and cheated for him by his dad, hes a trash racer, trash attitude, and just all around spoiled brat
This is probably the best video I have seen about Lance. I actually quite like Lance Stroll, he's gets way overhated. I do think that Lance is a very good driver, not top driver but good midfield driver like Gasly or Ocon, but he's just never seemed to fulfil his potential, maybe because of motivation or something. I don't know why but Lance seems struggled a lot since last year, maybe the AM car didn't suit his driving style. I do hope that he will come good because he seems like a really nice guy especially considering his background.
I hope he can find himself a bit more
I'm sorry but when you blame other drivers because you can't follow "basic driving rules" in any situation, you're a danger to not only yourself but others around you.
@@F1Unchained I'm sorry because english is not my first language but what do you mean when you said you hope he can find himself a bit more 😅
@@7-atNgo Self discovery, to understand things about oneself and improve upon them.
You are at about 90% in your analysis.
FP1 in China he pulls out the fastest time. Think about that.
He’s the guy developing the car on track. He’s the guy with the Aero rakes while Fernando is out figuring out lines.
If you can set consistent times with the Rakes, you can set consistent times with anytime.
I think the problem right now is that the team want him to drive like Alonso.
He’s unique, the last of the “gentlemen racers” of old who had their own or their family’s money to do what they liked to do.
Unlike Lauda, his father supports him. And that’s fine.
I’m more interested in how Lance does in a race than I am in how Max does.
I remember reading a comment about how they should move Lance into being a development driver for a season to get him more up to speed with how F1 races now. His gut feeling racing is hurting him, and while his input is important to make the car faster and grippier, being able to master the predictable dry weather skills with his analogue wet weather skills would make him a far more complete driver and make all the insults go away.
He’s a danger on track
@@TheBossMan2407 Apperently Alonso almost killed Russel and crashed out on the sprint getting yet another reprimand so he would be the bigger danger in F1.
@@johnkulczycki3021 I’d say alonso been in the sport for 2 decades and hasn’t killed anyone. The stroll be smashing up his car so consistently it’s dangerous. The ricciardo incident was under the safety car ffs 🤦
@@johnkulczycki3021 plus he didn’t nearly kill Russell he was leading just slowed a little bit extra coming into the corner so the driver behind had to slow more and alonso would get the better exit out of the corner so he wouldn’t get passed on the straight. A classic racing move. Race craft. Look how many smashed George has had compared to alonso over the last 2 years. That was on Russell
I would really love to see Lance up there performing better. As a Canadian, we really love to have a national driver to cheer for. I cheered for Gilles Villeneuve as a kid. And I was devastated when he died. I watched CART races as a young man, cheering on Paul Tracy and Patrick Carpentier. I mourned the loss of Greg Moore. I was thrilled to watch Jacques Villeneuve go from Formula Atlantic, to CART, to F1. Then we really had a champion. I had high hopes that Robert Wickens would make it to F1. He was amazing to watch.
So, when Lance was first announced to be driving for Williams, I had high hopes. And he did well that first year. But then the car was not competitive the next season. It has been an up and down roller coaster. Now I find that his post race interviews tell a tail. Some are ecstatic with their results, some go into detail about strategies, or bad luck, or get angry at situations that arise. Lance just seems bored. Like he doesn't have anymore passion for it. This is the worst thing to see. I want to see the passion. If you don't love the sport, move on. Get someone in there that has the passion. He will not improve if he doesn't hunger for it. Max, for example, is online racing when not in the real F1 seat. Fernando races other disciplines. If you really want something, you must put everything into it. Seb left because he now had more important things in his life. I can respect that.
Quite refreshing to hear someone speak a bit more nuanced about Stroll than the vitriol he usually gets.
Maybe he would be a better rally driver?
Rally is more about reacting to whats happening that second, rather than replicating multiple identical laps as in circuit racing
He’s the greatest hero for the bottom 5 teams. Hulk has 2 of his points and Yuki 1, all thanks to the Stroller. That’s 25% of the bottom teams points. BRAVO
Hey dude, your content deserves more views, seriously. Some of the others I am watching are becomeing click baiting BS or are becoming Red Bull Fests and slagging everyone else off. I have already un-sub'd 4. You seriously give thoughtful and well considered content and this is gold !!
Thank you my friend. You’re always around even from the earlier days. This content will only get better and always stay original 😁❤️
Ngl, he has the backing, potential & skills............but not the drive, the hunger to live up to such heights. Sad to see such talent not get utilized and improved upon.
What incentive is there to improve when you know you won't or CAN'T be replaced?...
@@Dre_The_MillennialHe still shares the same goal as every other driver to be successful and to be the best.
He doesn't. He's got no drive. @@TheFatSandwhich
I think this is coming from an outside perspective. Nobody can say how much work he puts into it. The fact that he came back from broken wrists and finished P6 in Bahrain 2 weeks later or whatever. Shouldn't that tell you something? I think his personality may paint a different picture than what goes behind the scenes.
I mean, remember last season when he had that really low point? If he didn't care and didn't have drive, he wouldn't have come back from that and scored two P5 finishes in a row.
I think on the other hand, Stroll is more of a high risk sort of driver, who maybe pushes too hard at times. Just to say someone is inconsistent doesn't really say anything.
His mistakes in quali are often from trying to take a turn too fast and losing it, or locking up, etc. I don't think it has to do with being "reactive". I think what he meant there was that he wanted to trust what he felt and go with the natural feel of the surface, car, etc. I don't think he was necessarily talking about that guiding every little aspect of his driving style. He knows that a certain racing line is going to be faster. It's not like he's going to do it differently because he "gets a feeling".
Ive often found myself defending Lance, who is definitely better than more than a few drivers on the grid.
The last couple of years tho, those very good drives have been few and far between.
As much as daddy buying an f1 team and starting to turn it into a behemoth, just so you have a great team to have a shot at a title in, is a blessing basically the entire planet can only dream of, its a huge curse too.
Hes just too comfortable, theres no hunger.
A few years ago I would hear about work he was doing with driver coaches. Now its crickets on the improving front.
There may not be pressure for his seat but man, can u imagine Easter lunch?? Puppa Stroll all fucking hell son Ive bought a team and built it brand new facilities, spent a f'ing fortune, Nando is crushing it, you said you just needed a decent car, you got one, its gunna get better, wtf is going on?
You still seeing that coach I hired for you?? I hope your f'ing doing your homework.
*Lance storms off. "Im going to my room!"
The channel with all the facts without the drama. Thats why I’m subscribed!
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appart from stroll, I see that this channel can hit 120K by the end of the year
Would be insane but thank you my friend 😁❤️
Hard to drive when both arms are left
LOL
That's why Kubica is the GOAT
Brilliant video !
Reduce hate and increase knowledge.
Always the best recipe.
When Lance needs to preform to keep his seat he preformed pretty well. His time at Williams was pretty good
I recently found this channel and you're really putting out great takes
😁❤️❤️ thank you my friend
He’s not completely useless like goatifi or a nightmare like mazispin, but would he have survived the league if it wasn’t for his dad? No. Blaming Badger after slamming the guy is crazy
Loving your commentary, nobody on F1 site matches your technical knowledge, insight and analysis!
I like how Lance’s cavemen critics say he lacks accountability when George “They turned into me” Russell still on the grid
George is a rabbit hole of his own
I'm curious to see what you have to say, he has a lot of shit thrown at him so it's interesting to see the POV of someome that scrutinizes minute details that most fans aren't aware of in the first place
Exactly why I made the video my friend
@@F1UnchainedYou've made a lot of good points. What I've come to conclude is that he needs to build some rigidity into his style, as in, he has to look at the numbers and really try to perfect that, that would be immensely helpful for consistency and pace. But, at the same time, this reactive ability of his is a massive strength if applied properly, I could see this being incredibly useful in situations where he goes wheel to wheel, potentially upping his race craft to a pretty dang high level. He really needs to work on his awareness first though......
@@foxgaming76yt24 There are driver coaches that teach the reactive style. Intellegent driving needs to be applied with this as you are alluding to in your comment. Even on the roadways, there would be far fewer accidents if intellegent reactive driving was stressed over defensive driving techniques like hold the wheel straight and slam on the brakes.
@@foxgaming76yt24 you cant learn a old dog new tricks when that dog hasnt want to learn them before , what makes you think that after 8years he would want to change when doing what he does hasnt had any consequences and he is still in a seat ?
maybe if they take him out of the seat for a couple of races he wants to change for the better when he gets back but ill doubt that.
I wonder if he's doing it for his dad first and him second. While he has shown glimpses of brilliance. Fighting with K Mag fo example in China - it's just too inconsistent. When Aston has a stronger car, can he be relied on to be a consistent points scorer? I'm not convinced.
Great video. People forget that F1 is a business and owners choose their drivers, for better or worse. Want more spots for drivers ‘deserving’ of an F1 seat? Have F1 go to 3 car teams.
I dont think its possible to make sense of what Lance Stroll is but u sir habe proved me wrong. Keep it up!
This guy is an absolute plug!!! I hate the fact that I’m a Canadian Aston fan.
i appreciate this diamond in the rough video of someone unbiasedly and fairly assessing Lance as a driver. I think he is talented but perhaps F1 is not the right avenue for him. If his dad or team principal don't have the balls to sack him, Honda and Aramco will force their hand to get Lance out of the car as Honda wants to compete for a title as soon as they join Aston Martin and Aramco will be just as serious about this if they are dumping their money into this team.
❤️❤️ I agree I think he can find his calling in wec
I actually like Lance. For a paid driver, he is actually good. His interview skills suck. He is like whatever type attitude and I believe this spills over into his driving. Best thing he could do is study Alonso's telemetry and see how it compares to his so he can determine where he needs to improve. Maybe his dad needs to sit him down and say this is his last year unless he improves and takes things serious.
His interview skills or lack thereof is a combination of social awkwardness and knowing that he's getting grilled no matter what. Like, every time Lance fumbles in race, I can hear RPM screaming "bUT tHEn" from the top of his lungs in advance.
I'm notoriously hard on him because I just think he is wasting a seat in a Formula 1 car. He has proven that in the feeder series he can be competitive with the top drivers for the most part and I think that's because his natural ability plus any skill that he acquired up until then allowed him to be competitive in those cars.
But Formula 1 cars are not anything like the feeder series and he has proven that when the stars aligned he can show some pace but otherwise he is miles off of his teammates and not even performing better than cars that are worse than his.
Which I think goes to another comment that was said in here about rich kids not liking to struggle and I don't think that he has done the off-season work to progress his skills because he was never really taught what it's like to struggle and push yourself at that level. And thats where your Lando, Carlos, Lewis and even Max have pushed themselves to continually get better. Even if its incremental.
By now I expected to see some improvement especially with getting a better car but I think it's time that he accepts he doesn't want to put the effort in that's required and a driver of more deserving discipline needs to step in
Stroll is just not good enough to be an F1 driver. Aston Martin have been excellent in low fuel running this season yet Stroll has been shite. Feels like he is living his father's dream rather than his own. It also doesn't help when he's driving against one of the GOATs of F1 with an unrelenting drive for success.
You can't say he hasn't done shit when he outperformed his teammate all weekend in Australia. Let's be precise here. The season is early still.
@ErickMcNerney Lol. Outperformed his teammate? Stroll qualified behind Tsunoda despite no damage, unlike Alonso and was slower than Alonso throughout the race. Imagine being a Stroll fan.
How can lance have a lot of “potential” after 8 years….
After FP1 in China it reminded me of how he has these moments of brilliance, but yeah he just struggles with the inconsistency. He has also just been in F1 for a while now, so from that perspective he cannot be making some of the mistakes he is making.
I also think Lance had shown some great race craft. He has had some really good wheel to wheel battles with top drivers. I also am happy he is in F1 because without him, Aston Martin wouldn't exist, Alonso having a resurgence wouldn't have happened. He isnt as bad as Latifi or Maldanado. But he'll never challenge for a championship. If he was more charismatic and you left his driving exactly the same, i think he would get less hate.
I sometimes forget during the race that Fernando and Lance are on the same team
His "Reactive" driving style just seems like his justification for not being bothered to learn the tracks properly
In my opinion, its partly his father's fault. Look at Daniel, when he was struggling, he made an effort to learn where his faults were, so he could improve on that, he even took it one step further and meshed it into his current way of driving.
Thats what you can do when you motivated to succeed. Lance takes his seat for granted, when there are talented youngsters who cannot obtain a drive. Should he work on what's wrong, yeah, he can be a good second driver. He does have talent and does not deserve the hate he gets, no matter if his father owns the team.
There are drivers that are worse than him that don’t get anywhere near the kind of bad rap as Lance.
All because people assume he is where he is because of money.
While true to a certain extent, he definitely has talent.
People don’t understand they are taking their life in their hands every time they go on the track.
He is definitely not as good a driver as the best, but neither is he as bad as the worst
Also the lack of passion and having a reactive driving style don't go well together, because naturally those with more passion can stay alert during the race, which is really required to implement a reactive driving style
If Lance is good in the wet, he should try a speedboat instead a F1 car
Honestly, most of the drivers are rich kids, his dad owns the team, so his seat is kinda secured but its not that different than other paid drivers. Sargeant would be gone if it wasnt for his financial backing. Maybe ur right, lance is realizing just how much it takes to be one of the best. His interviews this year reminds me of kimi lol. Couple words then bounce. Maybe he is still in the seat to please his dad.
not sure if am a hardcore f1 fan or an idiot by watching "Why Lance Stroll's Driving Style Is So Inconsistent" 🤔
Great video. I think I dislike Lance as much as I do because there are so many other drivers I'd like to see in F1 instead of him. If he was still improving, that's one thing, but after 8 years I don't forsee him getting better, all the while Liam Lawson and others are waiting on the sidelines. I'd love to see an Alonso-Sainz team at Aston in 2025 but Lance is holding the seat
Definitely insightful!
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I couldn't agree more with you here about Lance.
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I am a Lance Stroll fan he's very funexpected on the track 😎
If aston martin was a midfield team nobody would give af about how he is performing but this is a car that can fight for podium when conditions are right as shown by alonso
True
With his type of driving, he probably better at rally
I think he would do well in a spec series like Indy car
He isnt hated enough, buddy
Lance's inconsistency has unfortunately been amplified under the current regulations and with Alonso as teammate. He managed to take care of Massa, and was fairly competitive with Perez and Vettel. However, Alonso has amplified his weaknesses tenfold.
That said, I am a second chances guy. I believe there's some brilliance in there somewhere that ony needs qualifying to be sorted. Under race conditions Lance is competitive.
Not to forget, I think most criticism has been because the other car is driven by, well, Alonso. If you had someone else like say Perez, Ricciardo, or Sainz, I don't think most people would realize how quick the Aston is, and Lance's weaknesses wouldn't be as pronounced as they currently are.
Also, one off on-track events don't inform my view of a driver. Just like any other events, if most of us only focus on a driver's mistakes, it would seem as though they are error prone.
That's why I call the haters "Lance Hate Cult" members, because they unwittingly take part in cult like behavior. Confirmation bias is a silly thing, and difficult to realize you have.
I bet nobody would believe you if you told them that Stroll and Leclerc have a similar crash rate. I think Leclerc was even higher a couple years back, but it may have evened out by now (or maybe Stroll is a little higher now). Real data doesn't lie though. People's bias does.
He drives his cars like he's a simracing with the FFB turned off, it's like he's got absolutely no feel at all. He's constantly stabbing at the steering and jabbing the car, provoking it. It's a miracle he doesn't get into accidents more often given that driving style.
Saying he is "being reactive" right after China incident... nice touch😂😂😂
He just like high downforce settings... No secret.
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Probably Lance should combine his present driving style with some compute driving
As you stated and inferred, his inconsistency is his undoing and this is unacceptable for a driver with more than 2 years of experience at this level. He has not showna driving desire to change and I believe it will be an achilles / weakness in all areas of his life.
Alright....? Leclerc with the same crash rate as Stroll.
Him saying he’s driving “reactively” and “feeling” the car develop on the track sounds nice, but it also means you can’t not pay attention like in China. He might be a more intuitive driver, but you can’t cherry pick when you are and are not paying attention in a race(and keep your seat). It’s pretty much saying he’s got too much ego and unfounded confidence(not acknowledging and adapting from his errors to turn them into strengths). Talented to be there(daddy’s money or not), but after getting a seat,it’s down to him to get better by working on things he’s not good at. Trying to protect his own ego won’t make him a better driver, it makes you less than you SHOULD/COULD be.
This is a brave take considering yesterday's race
Considering his wet ability, he could do very well in endurance, where handling is less tricky and downforce is less a factor
i think lance deserves a good amount of credit. when you have alonso or vettel as a teammate, the bar for pace is set SO high. to be doing as well as he is really means he's a decent driver. sure he's also had a great opportunity given to him to be in that team, but its unfair to hate him for that if he's still performing at a reasonable level. sure he could improve some things, but i don't think theres anything that should make people say he should lose his drive, etc.
How much did Lawrence pay you for this puff piece? I could use a side gig
The sad part is Lance vaguely admitted that he's not willing to put in the time into his craft during that interview.
He has to get serious about qualifying. Can't have your teammate 1.5 seconds quicker in qualifying.
Herre for the Stroll pile on, let's enjoy these magical OMG moments he gives us.
This video has helped me understand Lance's style a lot, and why he's great in the wet (most of the time) but terrible in the dry. I'm a Lance fan, and I want to see him go up the standings, although I know he's not gonna beat Verstappen any time soon, he's not charismatic enough to make up for his fumbles either like Ricciardo, who's probably a race away from being sacked, and Lance's crash probably extended him a lifeline, as the DNF was Lance's fault, the RB folks can't give him hell for that.
He wasn't reactive enough this weekend though ; )
You said he's good in the rain. And I immediately thought of Monaco 2023.
The rain and the tightness of the Monaco track is a combination to reckon with. Also he fumbled it at Zandvoort.
The characteristic which separates elite pilots is not talent, but the speed with which they learn.
Lance has talent. He shows no affinity at all for learning. Flashes is all he’ll ever have.
This is a perception. Everyone else who knows Lance says he does have an affinity to learn. Who would I trust? A lay fan who sits from afar and thinks they knows someone inside and out? Or people who are close to him?
Thank you for a very fair video and assessment of Lance. I believe he gets way too much hate and that has to be hard to live with not matter who you are. He is very inconsistent and he doesn't seem to enjoy F1 with all the negative family stuff. I hope he can find something that makes him happy if driving does not work out.
He's really good at tennis. 💁♂️ 🎾
Lance is such a strange one, the guy could literally put it on the podium one race and finish last the next 5, kinda like a Maldonardo
I think you hit the nail on the head so how you can defend him I have no idea.
In the tier lists of drivers who don't deserve a seat in F1, Lance is always gonna be near the top (maybe with Sargent just ahead but at least Sargent only has one season in the sport. One could argue he deserved at least 1-2 to see if he could hang).