Button: "Stroll deserves a Formula 1 seat for 100 percent"

Jenson Buttton feels sympathy for Lance Stroll. He feels that the young Canadian deserves a Formula 1 seat 'for 100 percent'. According to him, Stroll is in an awkward position.

Racing Point is said to be talking to Sebastian Vettel for a seat with the team in 2021. If those negotiations are successful, Perez is most likely to leave the team.

In the Australian podcast 'In the Fast Lane' Button says: "I really feel for Lance, because it is not an easy position to be in. He knows what people think of him – he’s the gifted driver that his Dad has basically bought a team for him. In one way you can say he’s so lucky but I don’t think he’s lucky at all".

The Brit continues: "I feel for the guy, because there’s so much pressure put on him, and everyone thinks he is in Formula 1 because of his father. But he’s achieved – he won everything on the way through to Formula 1. Has he had more opportunities than others? Yes, but I think that’s put more pressure on him, so fair play to him. Whether he’s enjoying it himself or not I don’t know, it’s very difficult to tell with Lance, but he 100 per cent deserves to be in Formula 1.".