Stroll Delighted with Debut Podium, Finally Proves Worth in Formula One?

[Craig Patteson]

Did he even pass anyone?



He's no Canadian. He's a citizen of "the world" as all kids of billionaires are.



wow. No comment.



B.S. One swallow made my summer in 1984.



The kid needs to go home and play with his Daddy's money. Daddy put him straight into Ferrari's hands (for which Ferrari got handsomely paid) and then proceeded to scorch the earth with mind bending performances in .... er ... New Zealand (that hotbed of karting) and Italy (who, being good socialists, rigged it, I'm sure). Then he took on the vaunted Euro F3 league, and won in a car that even his less talented teammate (I know, hard to believe) took to second that year. Then, he got an F1 ride. Brilliant! (This had nothing to do with the $80M his Daddy paid to Williams)... OKAY I LIED:
Report: Lance Stroll's father spent $80 million to get son Williams F1 seat
Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/formula...pent-80-million-get-son-f1-seat#ixzz4lFlhl7R4

Of course, it took the German media and the U.S. media to accurately report the bribe. Lance Stroll is a poster child for everything that is wrong with F1. Credibility is a scarce concept in F1, and they need to understand that riches can come as easy as they go...not that the billionaires would shed a tear. They will move on and leave F1 in shambles. It's up to the people to change this party.

Don't get me wrong. If they want to make the series a 100% technical battle with manufacturers pumping in billions, then they need to drop the facade that drivers matter, because the public is quickly figuring this out.

God someone is bitter ain't they Jesus give the kid a break He must of passed people to get up to 2nd even if it was people crashing into each other lance is in his first season he still has a lot to learn you ain't happy how he got into F1 tough never mind it happened get over it fact of the matter is he's gonna be in F1 for a few years now so stop moaning about it

 

[Craig Patteson]

Just one other thing. Face it, we all have a general distaste for billionaires, whether they earned it honestly or not. So it comes as no surprise that this feeling transfers from father to son. Rich kid with a platinum spoon. However, rich kid Lance, doesn't need to work a day in his life so not only is he working his butt off but in a very dangerous sport. Has he had the best equipment? For the most part but not always and yet he has made his way, SUPERLICENCE in hand to F1. Is he the first rich kid to race in F1? Or the first to have rich personal sponsors? Not even close on either account. Finally, this is a tough season, car aside, for getting the balance right on tire temps. Just ask multiple F! champions Hamilton and Vettel. I thought it was really nice to see Hamilton and Alonzo come over to shake his hand. I think that says a lot, media and non-billionaire fans aside.

Everyone just needs to give the kid a break first F1 season he is a rookie mistakes will happen Williams ain't that stupid to put faith in him 40 years in F1 says it all really the media and haters need to find something better to report on now cos all this is getting old

 

[Jedi simon]

Lance had great weekend off the back of a solid race in Canada the doubters are getting less and less and as a Williams supporter for over thirty years I stand by their decision. There are some real arm chair warriors that have probably never raced in their lives that haven't a clue and are so jealous that some body has a rich dad that pays for his son to race. Well motorsport is expensive even at grass roots if you want to be competitive and its no more that any of us wouldn't do for our sons
and True Williams fans don't troll they see the bigger picture.
Haters just stop trolling because nine times out of ten what goes round comes
round and you will have to crawl back into the hole from which you came from.
Williams 4 Life

 

[Weevil]

to be honest stroll done a good job had no accidents he has proved he can reach the podium but lets see if he can get another which I hope is sooner than later then he can prove to the public that he deservers at least another year in f1 with the team

 

[Coops]

The level in the Italian F4 and TRS was not extremely high though

Italian F4 is just another F4 comp, I agree, but the way he dominated was impressive. The TRS however IS a very competitive series, full of F1 junior program drivers and guys who are now in GP3 and F2 and again he showed them the way.

The kid needs to go home and play with his Daddy's money. Daddy put him straight into Ferrari's hands (for which Ferrari got handsomely paid) and then proceeded to scorch the earth with mind bending performances in .... er ... New Zealand (that hotbed of karting) and Italy (who, being good socialists, rigged it, I'm sure). Then he took on the vaunted Euro F3 league, and won in a car that even his less talented teammate (I know, hard to believe) took to second that year.

You seem convinced that the only reason he's won anything is because he has money, which is nonsense, but you're entitled to your opinion. I'll take the view that while his Dad's billions have afforded him some pretty big opportunities, he's the one behind the wheel and once on track has got the job done. Like I said, a long way to go before proving he's going to have a long F1 career, but he's heading in the right direction.

 

[Rob]

God someone is bitter ain't they Jesus give the kid a break He must of passed people to get up to 2nd even if it was people crashing into each other lance is in his first season he still has a lot to learn you ain't happy how he got into F1 tough never mind it happened get over it fact of the matter is he's gonna be in F1 for a few years now so stop moaning about it

Tell that to the 100 other drivers who don't have a rich Daddy and actually paid their dues. You know, the ones you seem to forget.

Oh...that's right. I forgot. The supposed "ladder system" in Euro open wheel is a sham.

 

[Jedi simon]

Tell that to the 100 other drivers who don't have a rich Daddy and actually paid their dues. You know, the ones you seem to forget.

Oh...that's right. I forgot. The supposed "ladder system" in Euro open wheel is a sham.

so so sorry you don't have a rich daddy that will pay for you to go racing if you look close at the whole grid none of them dads where poor and don't give me the Hamiltons dad was poor and had to have three jobs he was picked up by Ron Dennis at the age of eight and they paid for every thing after that

 

[wombat999]

B.S. One swallow made my summer in 1984.

Really? Your first BJ will do that!