It's obvious why Stroll isn't on other team principals shopping list: he isn't on the market. He already have a drive, and it would be totally nonsensical for him to leave his father's team !
Being on or off the market has never stopped rumors or interest or back room maneuvering to try and scoop someone. We all know the one and only reason Stroller has a seat. If it wasn’t for that, no one would hire him. The rare times his name comes up, it’s almost never complimentary. NO ONE says “hey if only we could find a way to pry Stroller away from his daddy’s team we would be 100% complete!”
I really think that he has mentally checked out. Being a WDC or even a F1 race winner is his father's delusion, not his. At this point his career is becoming a public humiliation.
Someone will be along any second to remind us we can’t compare the Stroller to a 2x WDC who (checking notes) won those championships two decades ago.
Lance made it into the F1 movie. In his traditional star role: He was getting passed by the APX-GP team.
To be honest, Stroll's GP was pretty good today, even if losing a couple of positions at the end. Aston also had a very good tyre strategy for him.
Stroll is a bit of an enigma in that when the conditions are the most tricky it is when he makes the fewest mistakes and shows better overall performance and race craft than most. I know I’ll ruffle more than a few feathers by saying that but it’s hard to argue with the results. Good showing by Stroll today.
