An FIA spokesperson said in a statement on Monday: “The FIA Compliance Officer is in discussions with Lance Stroll regarding several incidents which may have breached FIA rules, policies and procedures during the Grand Prix of Qatar.”
Last updated: 10/10/23 9:16 p.m.
Lance Stroll “may have breached FIA rules, policies and procedures” during the Qatar Grand Prix, according to a statement from an FIA spokesperson.
Sky Sports News He understands that this is mainly linked to Stroll’s behavior after Friday’s qualifying. Stroll threw his shuttlecock and appeared not to observe correct weigh-in protocols.
The Canadian son of Aston Martin team owner Laurence Stroll also appeared to push his personal trainer aside as he left the garage after crashing out of Q1 for the fourth race in a row.
He then gave a very short interview to F1 where he answered three questions in six words, emphasizing his disappointment.
Stroll has been consistently outplayed by teammate Fernando Alonso this season
Sky Sports F1’s Naomi Schiff said at the time: “It’s completely inappropriate. You can’t behave that way.
“No matter how disappointing your day was, these are the people who work to get you on the right path, to make it happen for you, you can’t treat your team like that.
“It’s one thing to have a bad day, get out of the car and apologize. But getting out and acting that way just isn’t enough.
“He’s clearly in distress. We have to show empathy because he’s a human being, he has his emotions. He’s going through something but that doesn’t mean it’s okay. We have to act better.
“Felipe Drugovich (Aston Martin reserve driver) is behind the scenes and he would be more than grateful to be in this car and will not behave this way.”
An FIA spokesperson said in a statement on Monday: “The FIA Compliance Officer is in discussions with Lance Stroll regarding several incidents which may have breached FIA rules, policies and procedures during the Grand Prix of Qatar.”
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Stroll and Alex Albon both struggle to get out of their cars in front of on-board cameras at the end of a grueling Qatar GP. Both drivers were given the green light after medical checks.
Stroll finished just outside the points, 11th at the Qatar Grand Prix, after starting 17th on the grid. His teammate Fernando Alonso, who finished sixth, is 136 points ahead of Stroll and has started every race in the top 10, while the Canadian has achieved this feat only six times this season.
Alonso has a 15-2 lead in qualifying over Stroll, who missed the Singapore Grand Prix after a big crash in Q1.
Aston Martin is fourth in the constructors’ championship but only 11 points ahead of McLaren, who have been quicker in recent events.
Karun Chandhok believes that Stroll’s disappointing performance will bring the team back to fifth place in the standings with six events remaining.
“It cost them dearly in the constructors’ championship. Earlier in the year we thought they would be second in the constructors’ and they will probably finish fifth because of the way McLaren caught them,” Chandhok said.
“The reality is that he scored less than a third of Alonso’s points. McLaren benefited from both their drivers accumulating points and that allowed them to catch up.”
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