Aston Martin was one of the standout performers in 2020 as Racing Point under its owner Lawrence Stroll. With one race win and two podium places, they just missed third place in the constructors’ championship last year.
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That season was a different story, however. Aston Martin is in seventh place with just 5 points and is nowhere near as competitive as it was last season. The team was inspired by Mercedes, but is hurting this season due to the current rule changes. And while Stroll was successful, his team thought differently about Stroll’s strategy.
Colin Kolles: Lawrence Stroll changed the team’s philosophy
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With the use of many design elements from Mercedes, some see Stroll as possibly the easiest way to achieve success. One such person is Colin Kolles, former team principal of Force India, now the Aston Martin team. Kolles believes Stroll changed the team’s philosophy and prevented the engineers from developing the car in the best possible way.
Formula 1 F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – April 16, 2021 Sebastian Vettel of Aston Martin in action during practice REUTERS / Guglielmo Mangiapane
Kolles said: “In the past, engineers were allowed to develop there. They had little budget, were very young and efficient, very motivated and in some cases very innovative. Things have changed since Stroll took command. And I mean everything. “
This is not the first time that Kolles speaks against Stroll. The Romanian also complains about the team’s decision to bring Sebastian Vettel.
Stroll’s mentality: “My way or no way”
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Kolles continued with Stroll and said that Stroll had impressed the engineers with his will and his ways. He also pointed out that the engineers’ hands are now tied as nothing can be drastically changed.
SOCHI, RUSSIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Owner of Racing Point Lawrence Stroll and Otmar Szafnauer, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Racing Point speak in the paddock before the F1 Grand Prix of Russia at Sochi Autodrom on September 29, 2019 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Charles Coates / Getty Images)
He said, “It’s my way or it’s no way – that’s Stroll’s mentality. The engineers can’t do anything with a car that they didn’t want at all. There is now great displeasure in this team. “
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With neither Aston Martin making it into the third quarter of the ongoing Spanish Grand Prix, both Vettel and Lance Stroll seem to be having a tough day in the office on Sunday. Can the green team pull a rabbit out of their hat?
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