Stroll responds to harsh criticism: 'In F1 there are shortsighted opinions'
22:15, 26 Jun
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Lance Stroll has responded to the criticism he has been receiving lately for the first time in an interview with GPblog. A particularly outspoken Aston Martin driver, however, refuses to give up in Formula 1.
It seems that nowadays it doesn't matter what Lance Stroll does, for some reason his head is always on the chopping block. Following the Canadian Grand Prix weekend - a race in which the home hero finished last - there was, not for the first time, substantial criticism, for example from Timo Glock.
Stroll knows how Formula 1 works
The former Formula 1 driver believed that Stroll should be dismissed by the Aston Martin team, after a performance that, according to the German, was below par. However, the Canadian had nothing to say about this, when asked by GPblog. "I think Formula One is a business with very short-minded opinions," Stroll said.
"If you have two good races, you're the best driver in the world. And if you have two bad ones, you're not good enough and you shouldn't be here anymore. You're shit. So I think, you know, that's the business. That's how it's always been. It's how it always will be. I think, when you have a crap day, you don't enjoy having a crap day. If you have a good day, you enjoy having a good day."
Lance Stroll sees a shortsighted F1
Perhaps Stroll is the type of person whose feelings are easy to read. Take the press conference in Canada, where he appeared disinterested, chewing gum. Yet Stroll says: "I don't know if I show it."
"I feel it for sure when I finish [and finish 17th]. I have a good Sunday afternoon and score a lot of points. It feels better than having a crappy Sunday afternoon and yeah, just swallowing that pill."
Stroll focuses on his inner circle
It's easy to imagine a driver doubting himself if the whole world seems to have a negative opinion about you. Stroll is not like that. "I think it is what it is," he says.
"No, I like to just focus on what I'm doing and the people around me, my engineer, my team that know what's going on and know the reasons behind what happened every weekend and how it could have been better or why it was worse or whatever. I like to keep that circle small and focus my energy on that."
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