Face of Nation :Lance Stroll gave his Racing Point Formula 1 team a boost with a “balls out” performance in Montreal that saw the local driver jump from 17th on the grid to ninth at the flag.
The result was a relief for the Silverstone team after it failed to log a point in the two races since a major new aero update package was introduced in Spain.
I just put all my emotions on the table, it was just balls out,” said Stroll. “I loved every minute of it, and was fully committed from lap one onwards. Some good overtakes, Giovinazzi, Perez down to the hairpin, Sainz for P9. It was a great race, and one I’m going to remember.
“The whole team needed it, everybody needed it,” he told Motorsport.com. “I could not be happier. We brought a few things, we know this track suits this kind of track better, so we were really hoping to have both cars in Q3.
“We had higher expectations before the engine blew in FP3, and then that put us on the back foot, having to take an old engine. With the new engine, we probably would have been in Q3, or close to knocking on the door. That was disappointing.
“But a superb drive in the race, flawless, Lance didn’t put a wheel wrong, did what what he was told to with the brakes and tyres. His pace was strong pretty much every lap, and he passed when he needed to. Really well driven, and I’m really happy that it happened here at home.”
