{"id":293451,"date":"2023-10-06T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=293451"},"modified":"2023-10-06T21:57:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:57:00","slug":"lance-stroll-shoves-his-coach-after-struggling-to-17th-in-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/racing\/f1\/lance-stroll-shoves-his-coach-after-struggling-to-17th-in-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"Lance Stroll SHOVES his coach after struggling to 17th in qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"
Struggling Lance Stroll angrily shoved his performance coach aside after qualifying a dismal 17th for the Qatar Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
The Canadian has been blown away by his Aston Martin team-mate Fernando Alonso all season \u2013 and was so again at Lusail International Circuit, with the Spaniard qualifying a chastening fourth. The gap between the pair when Stroll was eliminated stood at more than one second.<\/p>\n
After a clearly agitated Stroll climbed out of his car, trainer Henry Howell appeared to try to usher the driver out of the garage through another exit. The Bangor University-trained osteopath then put his arm around Stroll\u2019s waist, only to be barged away moments later.<\/p>\n
Stroll, 24, was taciturn in his ensuing media interviews. He described his mood as \u2018s***\u2019. And asked what was not clicking for him, he snapped: \u2018I don\u2019t know.\u2019 Finally, pressed on how he would tackle the rest of the weekend, he said: \u2018Keep driving.\u2019 He then walked off.<\/p>\n
Stroll\u2019s future at Aston Martin has come into focus in recent weeks as his form has dipped. The Canadian stands on 47 points compared to Alonso\u2019s 174 points, and it seems the pressure of that contrast is bearing down on him.<\/p>\n
The picture is blurred by the fact that Stroll\u2019s father, fashion billionaire Lawrence, owns the team and has sponsored his son\u2019s progress through the ranks.<\/p>\n
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Struggling Lance Stroll angrily shoved his performance coach aside after qualifying 17th<\/p>\n
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The Canadian finished over a second behind his Aston Martin teammate Fernando Alonso<\/p>\n