Ian Parkes
Wednesday July 28, 2021 7:00 a.m.
Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll has outlined the critical factors he believes are needed if his team is to become Formula One champions.
Stroll has already set a “realistic goal” of four to six years so that the team can realize its ambitions.
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But in order to achieve such success, Stroll outlined the areas that are critical to realizing such a plan.
“You need four things to win,” explained Stroll. “[Firstly] the tools, and we’ll have the greatest new build and greatest new wind tunnel.
“You need the people, and we keep announcing that every week. We already had a strong workforce, but I admit what this team achieved before I arrived with 400 people and on a significantly less budget than the top.” Teams have, you know that famous phrase – punched beyond their weight.
“The point now is to raise the people and the quality of the people and like I said, every week we announce what shows our ambitions.
“And it shows belief in our goals, in our goals, in our journey, the level of the people who join us.
“Next, with the best tools and the best people, you need the best processes in any company to win, and that’s discipline, management, winning culture, something that I’ve been able to convey pretty well in my previous organizations.
“And finally you need the financial strength and the strength to be able to finance points one, two and three. So we check all the boxes how we are going, and with a very clear vision.”
Stroll grants F1 a “billionaire boys club”
In May, Lewis Hamilton described Formula One as a “billionaire boys club” claiming “There is no way I could be here” if he started his career now because of the costs associated with racing.
When asked if he agreed with Hamilton’s comments, Stroll replied: “Well, you have to be a very wealthy person or a very large corporation to be able to afford Formula One.
“This is a sport that is very expensive, like building a new building or building a new wind tunnel, costing well over £ 150 million.
“There is considerable investment. So yes, Formula 1 is definitely an expensive sport, no question about it.”
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