{"id":130370,"date":"2025-05-25T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/130370\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:08:11","slug":"newey-claims-lance-stroll-is-much-better-than-people-give-him-credit-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/130370\/","title":{"rendered":"Newey claims Lance Stroll is \u201cmuch better than people give him credit for\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adrian Newey has leapt to the defence of under-fire Aston Martin racer Lance Stroll<\/a>, claiming the Canadian has a \u201cbad rap\u201d outside of the team.<\/p>\n

Stroll has had some high-profile blunders since making his Formula 1 debut in 2017 and has been caught out this weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix \u2013 having been forced out of FP1 after pulling into the path of Charles Leclerc<\/a>\u2019s Ferrari<\/a> and requiring a gearbox change from the ensuing contact, while receiving a one-place grid drop for good measure.<\/p>\n

Having qualified 19th anyway, and with Oliver Bearman<\/a> picking up a 10-place penalty, Stroll will start in the same position regardless, but it was another example of his struggles \u2013 even if the team took full responsibility this time around.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur radio call wasn’t clear enough, is the is the bottom line,\u201d explained team principal Andy Cowell.\u00a0\u201cSo we need to we need to learn from that.<\/p>\n

\u201cRear wishbone broken, damage to the floor.\u00a0And so the best option is to change the gearbox, because we set up two gearboxes yesterday ready for that sort of scenario. And the downside is that Lance doesn’t get FP1 back. So it’s those laps that he’s missed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident played out in front of Newey, who is attending his first race since starting his role as managing technical partner at Aston Martin, a role that incorporates all technical aspects of the team.<\/p>\n

Newey has begun work on the 2026 car, finding innovative ways of working within the new regulation framework \u2013 with the current driver line-up of Stroll and Fernando Alonso<\/a> looking set to remain in place next year.<\/p>\n

\"Lance <\/p>\n

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Glenn Dunbar \/ Motorsport Images<\/p>\n

Asked about Stroll\u2019s reputation, Newey \u2013 likely preferring to avoid upsetting Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll, the man paying him a huge salary and father of Lance \u2013 was quick to praise the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cLance, I think, has an unfairly bad rap,\u201d Newey told a select group of reporters, including Motorsport.com, in Monaco on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you compare him against team-mates he’s been up against\u00a0\u2013 Checo [Sergio Perez<\/a>],\u00a0Nico Hulkenberg<\/a>, Sebastian [Vettel] and now Fernando\u00a0\u2013 then he’s been right there.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny driver who gets to Formula 1 is clearly very good, but I think Lance is much better than people give him credit for.\u201d<\/p>\n

While his new position means Newey may have had to toe the Aston Martin party line when it comes to Stroll, it is clear he is a big fan of two-time world champion Alonso.<\/p>\n

\u201cFernando, he’s such a cool character,\u201d added the man whose designs have previously helped Williams<\/a>, McLaren<\/a> and Red Bull to F1 glory.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s been an enemy for many years, along with Lewis [Hamilton]. I think I’ve said before that you can only work with so many drivers, but two drivers I always wanted\u00a0\u2013 the brothers from the modern era that I felt I would enjoy working with\u00a0\u2013 were Lewis and Fernando, and I couldn’t work with both, so at least I’ve got one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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