A difficult 2024 for Aston Martin
After a 2023 that was a real surprise in the championship, 2024 has for now recorded the fact that the Aston Martin has ‘returned to the ranks’. Lawrence Stroll’s team is fifth in the Constructors’ standings and sees Racing Bulls closer at -20 than Mercedes fourth at +52. The Monaco weekend may be the snapshot that well describes how much the picture has changed for Aston Martin, second and thousandths of a second from pole a year ago with Alonso eliminated in Q1 12 months later.
Lance Stroll he has a third of the points of the Asturian, 11 to 33, but he is trying to give his all and he doesn’t lack determination as demonstrated by his comeback in ninth place in Imola. Second Pedro De La Rosa the fact that sooner or later the Canadian will fully blossom is only a matter of time: “Lance’s potential is unreal – said De La Rosa interviewed by racingnews365.com – in some corners he is faster than Fernando Alonso. Sooner or later it will explode, when it puts everything together it will be exceptional.”
According to De La Rosa, an injection of confidence would be needed: “A podium can transform you on a psychological level, the same happened to Alonso a year ago with the podium in Bahrain. After that result it seemed that Fernando was walking on water.”. Stroll boasts three podiums under his belt in F1, with Williams in Baku in 2017 and with Racing Point in 2020 in Monza and Bahrain. The Canadian has often amazed himself when rain has characterized the race weekends and the forecast ahead of Montreal is not at all clear. Will the injection of confidence requested by De La Rosa arrive in the home match? We’ll find out in a few days.
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