Despite the adversities, Lance Stroll managed to finish fourth in Australia (Photo: AFP)
A Aston Martin needed just three races in 2024 to top its own score for all of last year at Formula 1 — 65 THE 55 — but the feat was not achieved without difficulties. At Australian GP last Sunday (2), the British team cars suffered from the chaos that ensued melbourne and, even so, they came out with third and fourth place after the checkered flag. From a Canadian perspective Spear Strollthe team needed luck to leave Albert Park with 27 points — his best result of the season.
Stroll was the first to experience a moment of tension, when Charles Leclerc touched his car on the first lap and ended up in the gravel. On the third restart, double suffering in the English garage: Fernando Alonso was hit by carlos sainz and spun, while Lance couldn’t touch turn 3 and nearly hit the wall.
However, race direction defined that the order of the final restart would be the same as the previous round, which replaced the Aston Martin cars in third and fourth places. Considering all that the team has been through during the 58 laps of the Australian stage, Stroll did not fail to appreciate the luck of England.
“Yeah, that was a fun race,” Stroll said after the checkered flag. “I think we managed to get away with a few little things that went wrong in the end. I locked the wheels as I was riding in third gear. Fernando [Alonso] he got hit, spun, and I left the track with very cold tyres,” he said.
“You know, we were lucky with the red flag moments,” he admitted. “So we accept, these are good points,” he concluded.
Stroll also commented on the tension before the latest restart, as several riders were still unsure what was going to happen. As Alonso tried to reclaim third place after being passed by Sainz, Lance admitted he thought he could have ruined the race in the final laps.
“For sure, [houve] tension and frustration. I didn’t know if I had thrown the podium or something like that. In any case, we will accept,” concluded the Canadian pilot.
In the end, all the drivers left after the crashes made a final lap behind the safety car and the race ended. In order, the top 10 was with Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Alonso, To stroll, Sergio Perez, lando norris, Nico Hulkenberg, Oscar Piastri, Guanyu-Zhou It is Yuki Tsunoda.
The next step of Formula 1 is scheduled for April 28-30, with the Azerbaijan GP. The race, which will take place at Bakuwill have the first sprint of the season and full coverage of the GRAND PRIZE.
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