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Stroll has taken ‘physical and mental battering’ – Racing Point

by Phillip Horton
4 months ago
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Stroll has taken ‘physical and mental battering’ – Racing Point

Lance Stroll (CDN) Racing Point F1 Team RP20 with a broken front wing. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Sunday 1st November 2020. Imola, Italy. FIA Pool Image for Editorial Use Only

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Racing Point says Lance Stroll has “taken quite a battering physically and mentally” in recent weeks as his difficult Formula 1 run continued at Imola.

Stroll took seven straight points finishes earlier in the season, culminating in a podium result at Monza, which elevated the Canadian youngster to fourth in the championship.

But he has yet to add to his tally in the wake of a sequence of setbacks and incidents.

Stroll suffered a high-speed accident while challenging for the podium at Mugello and retired on the opening lap at Sochi after contact with Charles Leclerc.

He missed the Nürburgring round through illness, which was later deemed to be Covid-19, and endured a troubled return at Portimao, retiring after colliding with Lando Norris.

Stroll started from 15th at Imola but sustained front wing damage on the opening lap and came home only 13th, slipping to 11th in the standings.

“Obviously he’s not where he was, for sure, from where he was at Monza to where he is now,” said Racing Point technical chief Andrew Green.

“There’s a lack of confidence for sure, which we’ll have to work on over the next week or so trying to get him back again.

“I think the illness did knock it out of him, for sure, that’s something that we hadn’t really foreseen.

“We’d heard about the length of time it can take to recover from the illness and I think it is taking some time, he just needs to get his confidence back again, believe in himself again, and we’ll get the Lance back that we had for the first two-thirds of the season.

“He’s obviously taken quite a battering physically and mentally. It was quite a big accident in Mugello, so I think that probably dented his confidence, and then not being fit for a couple of races.”

Green also suspects Stroll’s situation has been accentuated by the closely-fought nature of Formula 1’s midfield battle, with just a single point now separating Renault, Racing Point and McLaren overall.

“It is really, really fine margins here and if you’re not on top of the car, and understanding where the tyres are, and getting them in the sweet spot, you can be made to look like an idiot,” Green said.

“We just need to get him back onto track, we can do that, we’ve got the tools, we’ve got the people.

“Half of it is he probably that he just needs an arm around him, a bit of a hug, and say ‘come on let’s pull yourself together now and get on with this over the last few races’, and try and get back to third in the championship.

“He’s more than capable of doing it, it’s just a bit tough on him at the moment.”

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Comments 5

  1. Nikeros says:
    4 months ago

    I know I should feel sorry for the man because he is a human being and deserves sympathy for what he’s going through, but I don’t. He’s in this sport because of daddies money, and he’s taking a seat that rightfully belongs to someone more talented and worthy. Perez is out of a job because of this privileged brat. He’s had the best driving coaches (Juan Montoya for one), all the practice time money can buy and gawd knows what else, and he’s still a mess. Out with him.

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    • gimmedathoe says:
      4 months ago

      Did his dad buy him two podiums? He’s in f1 on merit. Nearly all of the drivers on the grid come from affluence. You have to be wealthy or insanely talented to even get your foot in the door. You talk about Perez as being a victim, but he is also a “pay driver” with huge financial backing.

      Please learn a thing or two about the sport before speaking.

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      • Nikeros says:
        4 months ago

        Merit???? You don’t know your a**, Mr. ‘learn about the sport before speaking.”

        Reply
        • gimmedathoe says:
          4 months ago

          Wow brilliant argument. Top notch. Really great rebuttal.

          Dip shit.

          Reply
  2. Ramiro Robles says:
    4 months ago

    Racing Point should be renamed Aston Racing Hug

    Reply

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