$2.8 Billion Man Lawrence Stroll Given “The Right To Be Demanding” at Aston Martin All Because of His Big Bucks
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BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 19: Owner of Racing Point Lawrence Stroll looks on from the garage during day one of Formula 1 Winter Testing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 19, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 19: Owner of Racing Point Lawrence Stroll looks on from the garage during day one of Formula 1 Winter Testing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 19, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Formula 1 is essentially a sport driven by money and resources. Without these things, a team cannot get far. Money in Formula 1 can get you a fast car, a championship-winning driver pairing, and much more. But what money cannot get is success. Arguably, a case study in this could be Aston Martin.
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When a consortium led by billionaire Lawrence Stroll bought Force India and eventually rebranded it as Aston Martin, in came a plethora of money. With it came 4x Champion Sebastian Vettel and a promise of championship glory. But it all whittled down pretty quickly. But how has the $2.8 Billion Man taken this?
According to Aston Martin’s team principal Mike Krack, Stroll’s been more than supportive. He told BBC, “The financial means he has put into this team give him the right to be demanding. But he is not over-pressurising us.”
That being said, Krack realizes that the team has not delivered to Stroll’s expectations.
“I admire his patience, honestly, because success has not come the way he wanted it from the beginning, and the patience he has shown shows he is realistic and understands what he is doing.”
2021 and 2022 might not have gone exactly to plan for Aston Martin. But with the departure of Sebastian Vettel comes the arrival of another proven winner in the form of Fernando Alonso. And the early signs are positive for the team in green.
Fernando Alonso shone on his first day for Aston Martin
Saying Fernando Alonso is an impressive driver would be an understatement. That being said, it’s never easy for a driver to settle into a new team. But according to Aston Martin’s team principal, Mike Krack, Alonso slotted in quite impressively.
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Formula One F1 – Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan – October 7, 2022 Alpine’s Fernando Alonso during practice REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Talking about Alonso’s first test for the British team, Krack said, “It was very impressive. Very impressive by the efficiency of transmitting the messages. It was straight to the point at all times. It was very friendly and open, transparent I think in both directions. So we are very pleased how this day went, really.”
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