Belgium a home race for Stroll as well: "There is some Belgian blood in me"

That the Belgian Grand Prix is a home race for Max Verstappen may no longer be a secret, but what not everyone may know is that Lance Stroll also has Belgian roots. Therefor the Racing Point driver is really looking forward to this weekend.

“It’s a great track and traditionally it’s been good for our car. A Formula 1 car really comes to life at Spa, just like it does at Silverstone or Suzuka. You really get to feel the sensation of pushing a car to its limit and understanding what it can do at these kinds of circuits.” Stroll also has a special relationship with Spa-Francorchamps for another reason. “My mum is Belgian born, so there’s some Belgian blood in me. It’s always great to ‘go back’ to Belgium and hopefully I can get a strong result too. Spa is always a highlight of the season for me and I can’t wait to get out there.”

At Silverstone Stroll had to do without his regular teammate Sergio Pérez for a while, but the Canadian is happy that his colleague is back. “It was great to see Checo back behind the wheel. We all missed having him around and we’re happy he was able to recover so quickly. We push each other forward. You could definitely see that in qualifying and during the Grand Prix too. That’s what you want from a team-mate.”