Lance Stroll

Lance Stroll (born 29 October 1998) is a Canadian-Belgian racing driver and driver-owner of Formula International team Racing Point. Son of Jewish-Canadian businesmann Lawrence Stroll and Belgian fashion designer Claire-Anne Callens, Stroll was considered one of the paddock's hottest prospects, having thrived in feeder categories in his youth, but also criticized due to being a pay driver at the same time, thanks to the money of his father. In 2017, he made his debut for Williams, and despite a poor start and massive criticism over being rushed to the series, he scored a stunning 3rd place, becoming the youngest ever rookie to score a podium in the series. In mid-2018, he was announced as Racing Point's new driver, thanks to the creation of the new team by his father from the ashes of the liquidated Force India. He stayed with the team from 2019 to 2022, even after the team's renaimng to Aston Martin, but he was unable to fulfill his true potential, being outclassed by Sergio Perez. In 2023, he stepped down to Racing Point in Formula International, becoming the owner of the team's Formula International division and the lead driver. Despite a poor first season for the new team in general, Stroll became one of the most competitive drivers in the series. However, despite his skill, he was always second fiddle to the best driver in FI's history, Nicholas Latifi. and later his new teammate and former test driver Alexandre Gagnon, never managing to win the title, especially in 2024 where despite scoring more wins than Latifi, he failed to win the title by 9 points. From 2032 onwards, after his retirement due to the age restrictions, Stroll will become the full owner of Racing Point in Formula International. He actually stepped down as a driver in 2030, starting to focus more on his owner role.