Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix brought an end to another strong weekend for Lance Stroll, who after starting ninth battled hard throughout the race to finish eighth. Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team team-mate Sebastian Vettel finished twelfth.
Stroll was strong throughout the grand prix, the Canadian had an almost race long battle with veteran Fernando Alonso and also fought with both Scuderia Ferrari’s at times. The Ferrari’s were unfortunately just too quick for Stroll to keep behind, however the Canadian did finish ahead of Alonso.
He also did well to avoid opening lap contact between Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc, whilst all three of them went side-by-side on the run up to turn three.
Eighth is possibly the best result Stroll could’ve gotten from the race, he does get another chance to achieve higher though at the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend, the second of two races from the Red Bull Ring.
“We were racing well inside the points throughout the race and it was exciting to be in a battle from the first lap until the end. We made a strong start and ran in the pack with Fernando [Alonso], Charles [Leclerc] and Pierre [Gasly]. There was a little bit of contact ahead, which helped us gain some places, and I managed to overtake Fernando to move into sixth.