Traffic places Lance 17th in French GP qualifying

Lance Stroll endured a difficult Qualifying session at the Circuit Paul Ricard, with late traffic relegating the Canadian to 17th.

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In the final practice window of Formula One’s French Grand Prix weekend, Lance started the session on the Medium Pirelli tyres to set his benchmark lap time of 1.35.213.

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Switching to the Soft tyres, he put in his best lap time of 1.34.177 to end the session in 18th ahead of Qualifying.

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As the temperatures continued to soar, Lance took to the track on the Soft tyres as he attempted to secure his place in Q2.

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Setting a 1.33.609 lap time on his second flying run, Lance slotted into 12th position before returning to the pits to switch onto a fresh set of Softs.

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Traffic hampered Lance’s final run and denied him a place in Q2 as he ended the session in 17th.

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Due to penalties for Carlos Sainz Jr. and Kevin Magnussen, Lance will start the French Grand Prix in 15th position.

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Lance Stroll – Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One™ Team Driver

“It was a shame to hit traffic in the final sector on my last run. That definitely cost me a spot in Q2 today. My out-lap was also slightly compromised, so there was more on the table in the first sector too. Still, our long-run pace looked promising on Friday and it is possible to overtake here, so there are still opportunities we can take tomorrow. We will have a look at things overnight to see what we can do in the race.”

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