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Feb202023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Lance Stroll after an injury in training during winter testing

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll will miss all of F1's winter testing due to an accident during practice. Lance, otherwise the son of Aston Martin owner, Lawrence Stroll, was training with the bike in Spain, where, according to the team, he suffered minor injuries, which are apparently extensive enough to keep him out of Bahrain between February 23 and 25. we will see testing. Who will take his place is not yet known, but it is quite likely that Fernando Alonso will get more time on the track, and part of the test tasks could also be taken over by the team's official reserve racers, Stoffel Vandoorne and Felipe Drugovich. https://twitter.com/lance_stroll/status/1627700915372187648

Avg12022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Fernando Alonso is moving to the Aston Martin team in 2023

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Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso will leave the Alpine team at the end of the season and move to Aston Martin, where he will take over the seat vacated by Sebastian Vettel. The Spaniard is expected to sign a multi-year contract with Lorenzo Stroll's team, and his departure has now opened the door wide for Oscar Piastri. "The Aston Martin team invests energy and is committed to winning, which is why it is one of the most exciting teams in Formula 1," said Alonso. "I have known Lawrence and Lanc for several years and it is very obvious that they have a passion and desire to succeed in Formula 1. I watched how the team systematically attracted capable people with a winning past and became aware of the dedication at the Silverstone factory. No team in Formula 1 this time does not show greater vision and absolute dedication to victories

Mar222022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Ralf Schumacher: Stroll should find a new hobby

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Ralf Schumacher did not skimp on criticism of the Aston Martin team after the opening race in Bahrain. “The team has lost the“ red thread ”since Lawrence Stroll has the main say.” “It doesn’t just take money to succeed. You can't just bring people together, throw money at them and hope they can make something good out of it. In Formula 1, this is not the case. They work according to the bulldozer method, just like they did at Toyota, and it didn't work. " he would be present at all meetings and only instruct his subordinates how to approach things. If this is the case, nothing good will happen to the team. "However, Ralf also criticized his

May282020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Wolff is stepping down as head of Mercedes

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German media report that Toto Wolff will in all probability resign from the position of head of the Mercedes team after his contract with the German team expires at the end of this season. The Austrian is then supposed to take over the supervisory role in the team, but it is not yet rumored who will replace him. Wolff is a 30% co-owner of the team, so it is quite possible that he will become a team consultant in the future, such as Dr. Helmut Marko at Red Bull, and it is rumored that Daimler, the owner of the Mercedes brand, wants to increase its stake in Aston Matin by 5%, which was recently bought by Wolff and Lawrence Stroll, and the latter is expected to get most of the remaining 70% of Mercedes teams. This would even allow Daimler, which wants to tighten its belt and reduce costs, to realize its desire to withdraw from the sport,

Jan42019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Stroll: I want to take the team to the best

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Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll wants his team to become one of the best in the Formula 1 caravan in the future. fight for the highest places. In doing so, it pays particular attention to the 2021 season, when a number of changes to the rules are expected, which could make the path to this goal somewhat easier. "In the short term, we want to stay where we are. The medium-term goal is to fight for third place, and in the long term, we want to become one of the best teams in the caravan by changing the rules." Stroll has been widely criticized for losing his place in the team to his son Esteban Ocon as he saved the team from bankruptcy. Kot