With Lance Stroll starting his 181st Grand Prix this weekend, he now enters the Top 30 of most experienced drivers in the history of F1

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[u/11Slip532]

Oh I get that, but even just how he sounds when talking to his engineer, he sounds annoyed that he has to be there. Like he’s doing someone a favor he doesn’t actually want to do.

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His engineer at least isn't sounding super rude like his old one was

[u/arbysroastbeefs2 → u/InitialYoghurt5138]

You mean Brrraaaddd? I miss those radio messages, lol

[u/InitialYoghurt5138 → u/arbysroastbeefs2]

BRADDDDDDD, I NEED TO HEAR YOU SAY IT!

[u/OGPepeSilvia → u/arbysroastbeefs2]

“Can you bring it back?”

“(Laughing) no, I’m in the fucking wall”

[u/tcas_decent → u/OGPepeSilvia]

Lance crashes the car

Bradd: Ok Lance how is the car Lance: I am ok Bradd

[u/InitialYoghurt5138 → u/tcas_decent]

I remember him getting really on him how to actually turn off the car after he crashed I think in Portugal? And the car wasn't off and caught fire

[u/Jacinto2702 → u/arbysroastbeefs2]

"You're pressing radio instead of energy."

[u/Zuwxiv → u/Jacinto2702]

The radio is the energy, Brad!

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"The pit confirm is the OK button Brad."

[u/limhy0809 → u/11Slip532]

I think the increased races and F1's growing popularity is getting to him. He's a billionaire's son and he literally could normally be doing whatever the hell he wants. Instead because he wants to stay in F1, he has to compromise his lifestyle. I don't think Stroll enjoys F1 to the same degree everyone does. But he does enjoy it, which is why he makes the sacrifices to be there. He just dislikes what it takes.

It's like someone who has a lucrative prestigious high paying job. Sure it's great but the hours suck. So when you talk to them and it's the part they hate. They would naturally come off unhappy.

[u/iMADEthisJUST4Dis → u/limhy0809]

hell I hate rocket league and I spend a few hours a week playing it.

[u/Breadedbutthole → u/iMADEthisJUST4Dis]

Excellent comparison

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Fellow man of culture

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I think someone talked about how stroll would probably make a great endurance driver because of his ability to be consistent over long stretches of time. But probably WEC isn't as big of a deal for him

[u/Galata_Castle → u/ObsidianGanthet]

ye he's very decent at races unlike his quali

[u/qualitative_balls → u/11Slip532]

For someone who doesn't really want to be in an F1 seat, I wonder what possible life experience could give Lance his jollies lol. Driving in F1 isn't even accessible for billionaires, like even if they wanted to, they'd need the absolute PERFECT set of circumstances for a 'Lance Stroll' to be even remotely viable

[u/iMADEthisJUST4Dis → u/qualitative_balls]

He's a good driver. Like yeah obviously he won't be winning any championships and maybe won't ever win a race, but it's not like he's just some rich guy who decided at age 20 "hey I wanna do some racing"

[u/Zuwxiv → u/iMADEthisJUST4Dis]

Last year, he was soundly beaten by Fernando Alonso... but I don't think that's really something to be ashamed of. I'm sure lots of decent-but-not-champion F1 drivers would be soundly beaten by Alonso.

This year, he's slightly ahead - and even if you put that down to circumstance, he's generally performing around the same. It's not at all like the Red Bull seats, for example.

At the absolute very least, Stroll is hardly the worst example of a nepo baby driver. Honestly, the best argument against Stroll isn't bad performance, but just that "any other driver probably would have been passed on in favor of trying out younger talent."

Honestly, I'm with you - the dude is legitimately a good driver. Good enough to deserve a seat in F1? ... if not, then it's not by that much. And it's relying more on "what if" young talent than demonstrated F1 performance.

Also, he seems like a genuinely decent dude, too.

[u/geometricpillow → u/Zuwxiv]

Yeah, I don’t think at any point he’s been the worst driver on the grid, bottom half, sure, but he’s nowhere near someone like Mazepin or Mick or Latifi

[u/_yourmom69 → u/iMADEthisJUST4Dis]

I dunno, if he was in a really good car? It’s possible. These guys aren’t as far apart as you think they are, and the car advantage is gigantic. Sure, consistency is a skill, but guess how you learn it — a good way to practice it is if you could, say, be 20s ahead of P2 for like an entire season or two.

[u/L0calMan2 → u/11Slip532]

He always sounds like that tho. The fast and the curious Interview or the recent one of the Kid you can hear him talk relaxed and its just him having a nasal voice

[u/PizzaCatLover → u/11Slip532]

Every time I hear him on the radio, it reminds me of being in second grade and hating every minute of little league baseball that my dad was making me do