Nico Rosberg scrutinises Lance Stroll: ‘You can’t have one driver who’s a long way off’

Nico Rosberg has questioned Lance Stroll’s long term future after falling way behind teammate Fernando Alonso in 2023.
Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin F1 Team on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15, Italian Grand Prix, Monza,
Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin F1 Team on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15,…

Stroll sits 123 points behind teammate Alonso i♈n the champion standings following the Italian Grand Prix.

It was another poor weekend from the Canadian at Monza, who qualified last whereas Alons🎐o progressed into Q3 once again.

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Stroll’s poor form has meant Aston Martin have slipped fro𝄹m second to fourth in the championship standings behind Mercedes and Ferrari.

With McLaren likely to be competitive from the start in ꦅ2024, Aston Martin’s one-sided driver line up may cost them a top four spot next year.

Speaking on the latest episode o🅺f the Sky Sports F1 podcast, Rosberg gave his thoughts on Stꦍroll’s struggles.

“I’m not sure what’s happened to Lance,” he said. “He’s a very decent driver, he 𓂃showed at the start of the season he can stay close to Fernando. When Fernando was third, Lance was fifth or s🉐ixth.

“He’s in a difficult phase now. Long-term for Aston, they can’t allow themselves to have one driver wh𓂃o’s a long way off.

Nico Rosberg (GER). Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Race Day.-
Nico Rosberg (GER). Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain,…

“Either Lance gets back to where he can be, should be, or they need to think about changing things around with the se🐲cond driver.

“Fernando needs to be pushed. The set-up work is better when there is two drivers who are on it. It’s a different dynamic. It’s important to have two drivers who are quickꦐ.”

Given that Stroll’s father, Lawrence, owns the team, Rosberg doubts any change to line-up willꦚ be made unless the decision is made by Lance himself.

“It’s impossible for me to judge,” he added. “Probably, it would be Lance 🌊saying ‘hey, I should go and do something else’ if he continues to struggle like he is at the moment. 

“The easiest would be if Lance finds a way b💙ack to where he can be, which is not too far f♐rom Fernando.

‘It’s a father-son relationship, that’s the challenge, that’s what matters. So it’s a difficult one. If Aston were second in the constructor’s, I think it’s £30m or so more in revenues💞 from TV money share🧸s, from second to fourth. So there’s a lot of money at stake."

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