Drivers
It’s a stat that’s simultaneously startling yet unsurprising as the Canadian gets set to begin his 10th season in Melbourne, one where the combination of his father’s boundless ambition and financial means should have Aston closer to the success dad has always craved. Can Stroll Senior’s 27-year-old progeny embrace that opportunity with the already-high stakes elevated?
Stroll’s drivers’ championship finish last year (16th) was his lowest since his sophomore season with Williams in 2018, and came after he was Aston Martin’s highest-scoring driver over the first 17 rounds, after which he managed precisely one point.
It was a meek end to a campaign that kicked off – as the previous two years had done – with optimism with his best result of the year in Australia, where he finished sixth.
