Lance stroll is something of an oddity in Formula 1 these days. After showing flashes of talent in the feeder series and moments of brilliance in F1 – like a shock pole position at a wet Turkish Grand Prix – he’s now become something of an also-ran.
Nowhere was this more apparent than in the 2025 season, stroll’s ninth in Formula 1, as the Canadian struggled with his car and his own consistency over the course of the 24-round campaign. In a year that proved to be a struggle for his Aston Martin team, Stroll was consistently outperformed by team-mate Fernando Alonso and struggled to 16th in the drivers’ standings.
In qualifying, the picture was clear: Alonso outperformed Stroll ahead of every single grand prix this year, with the Canadian only besting his team-mate over one lap ahead of the China sprint.
In race trim, the difference was less clear-cut.Stroll’s year got off to a positive start as the Canadian showed his talents in the wet to take sixth place at the season-opener in Australia. Alonso,meanwhile,crashed out of the race.
Stroll’s positive start was followed by ninth in China, before his points-s
Sixth in Australia was lance Stroll’s best result in 2025
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
Lance Stroll’s return from injury proved brief, as a string of races without points followed until the British Grand Prix. A clever strategy at the start propelled him from 18th to third, but high tire degradation in drying conditions caused him to fall back to seventh. His teammate experienced a similar struggle, starting seventh and finishing ninth.
The pattern continued after Formula 1’s summer break. seventh place in the Netherlands earned Stroll a few points, but subsequent finishes in the high teens left the 27-year-old visibly frustrated in post-race interviews. When he did comment on disappointing results, his responses were often limited to brief, terse remarks.
Stroll’s driving drew criticism from rivals. He faced scrutiny for an aggressive defense against Gabriel Bortoleto in Brazil, with rookie Franco Colapinto stating, “stroll is just always taking people out” after the race. Stroll himself became a victim of a first-lap crash in Las Vegas, caused by Bortoleto.