Krack believes a lot of the situations that Stroll found himself in simply wouldn’t have happened if the team just had a better car. Speaking to RN365, he said:
Aston Martin was already having a miserable weekend in Melbourne when Lance Stroll got himself involved in a freak accident with Williams’ Nicholas Latifi during the first part of qualifying. The Canadians tangled during their cooldown laps, leading to substantial damage to both cars.
Stroll was promptly eliminated from Qualifying and faced a tough challenge on Sunday when he tried to mount a fightback. During the race, he was caught weaving on the straights while desperately trying to keep Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas behind. The Canadian was promptly hit with a five-second penalty and a point on his super license.
Furthermore, Stroll was also penalized shortly after when he forced Bottas off the track at Turn 4 to maintain track position following the safety car restart. While Bottas eventually passed the Canadian on track, he wasn’t too impressed with the latter’s tactics, saying “that’s not how you should race”.
Lance Stroll questions “funny decisions” following Australian GP penalties
Lance Stroll questioned “funny decisions” made by the FIA at the Australian GP after he received multiple penalties for his various infringements across the season. Stroll felt that he raced hard and fair and was still penalized. Speaking to Autosport, the Canadian said:
Stroll’s race day penalties ultimately didn’t have an impact on his finishing position of P12. He, however, could have potentially scored the team’s first points of the season, if not for his crash in qualifying and a subsequent grid penalty.
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