A lack of opportunities in Lusail

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team driver, Lance Stroll, finished P17 in the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, where he’d previously had a tough race in 2024.

Learning in Lusail

Starting the season’s final Sprint weekend, Lance worked on analysing the Hard tyre for the majority of the weekend’s only Free Practice.

With just over 11 minutes to go, he switched to the Soft compound.

After learning information over a total of 26 laps in FP1, Lance finished inside the top ten.

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Traffic on track

During the 12-lap SQ1 on the mandatory Mediums compound, Lance had difficulties with traffic ahead of him.

As a result, he was unable to get through to SQ2 and qualified P16, only 0.034 away from getting through.

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The last Sprint of 2025

After adjusting the setup of his AMR25, Lance began the 19-lap Sprint from the pitlane on the Medium compound.

On Lap 14, Lance made a pitstop for the Soft compound and assessed how the Soft tyre performed at Lusail International Circuit.

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Further challenges

A tricky Qualifying session with limited grip resulted in Lance concluding the session in P19.

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A lack of opportunities

Following a penalty for another driver, Lance began from P18 on the Medium compound.

Over the course of the race, a radio issue affected Lance's communication with the team.

On Lap 7, a Safety Car came out. Lance took the opportunity to pit for fresh Mediums. Once the race resumed, Lance restarted in P16.

At the end of Lap 24, Lance made his second pitstop for new Mediums. However, he obtained a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pitlane.

The team were opting for an offset strategy, hoping to capitalise on a late-race Safety Car. However, due to a lack of opportunites, Lance came into the pits on Lap 50. He served his penalty, switched to Soft tyres, and ultimately, concluded the race in P17.

Lance’s season concludes in Abu Dhabi on 5-7 December.‍

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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team, said:

"We started from P18 today and finished P17. It was always going to be challenging gaining back positions at this track so we tried something different with our strategy today and undercut so that we could have the opportunity to make up ground later in the race in case of another Safety Car, which sadly never came. We look to Abu Dhabi now in a week's time and hope we can be more competitive there."