After the unfortunate qualifying at the Suzuka, Lance Stroll started his race from 16th in the grid. However, the Canadian was very fast in the field showcasing he finished 12th competing with Yuki Tsunoda. However, Lance Stroll raised his voice during the straightway and complained lack of speed for his car.
Recently, in a video of Desi Racing Co a radio conversation was heard when Lance Stroll was shouting about a speed crisis.
📻 | Lance Stroll on the Radio not happy on the straight line speed of his Aston Martin:
"It's unbelievable how bad our speed is on the straight, but, like, it's a different category." pic.twitter.com/tAStAQiohI#F1 #Formula1 #JapaneseGP
— Desi Racing Co. (@DesiRacingco) April 7, 2024
During the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, Lance Stroll expressed his frustration over the straight-line speed of his Aston Martin. He remarked, “It’s unbelievable how bad our speed is on the straight, but, like, it’s a different category.” Despite some impressive overtakes in other sections of the track, Stroll found that his car lacked the necessary straight-line pace to pass competitors on the main straight, even with the assistance of the Drag Reduction System (DRS) . The struggle for speed was evident, and Stroll had to make his moves elsewhere, such as in Turn 6.
Interestingly, the speed trap figures from the Japanese Grand Prix race showed only minimal differences between Stroll and his competitors. For instance, at the sector two speed trap (located on the run down to 130R), Stroll’s top speed was registered at 303.4 km/h, while his rival Tsunoda achieved 304.8 km/h.
A lack of Speed bothered Lance Stroll during qualifying
During the qualifying session for the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, Lance Stroll faced challenges and ended up starting the race from P16 on the grid at the Suzuka International Circuit. His performance was below expectations, and he expressed frustration about lacking the necessary pace. Stroll mentioned that he pushed his car to its limits but couldn’t secure a better position in qualifying.
He said: “I just didn’t have the pace I needed in qualifying today and we don’t yet understand why.
“I think I was pushing to the limit of what my car was capable of, but I was lacking the speed to get out of Q3.
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