Ralf Schumacher has just made a perfect point about Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin F1 future

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Only one driver is currently on a longer run without scoring a point than Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll.

Franco Colapinto is still trying to score his first point in the drivers’ championship since replacing Jack Doohan at Alpine, but otherwise, Lance Stroll is the most out-of-form driver on the grid.

Aston Martin have been concentrating on next season for the majority of this campaign, which has left Stroll and his teammate Fernando Alonso incredibly frustrated.

Adrian Newey is busy developing Aston Martin’s 2026 car, and Honda are preparing their new power unit.

Hopes are high for Aston Martin that they’ll be in contention to score regular points and potentially challenge for podiums and race wins in 2026.

However, Ralf Schumacher has just perfectly made a point that sums up the conundrum Aston Martin face with Stroll still driving one of their cars.

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Schumacher was speaking on the Backstage Boxengasse podcast about the F1 driver market and how Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc might not be happy at McLaren and Ferrari.

F1 Oversteer understands that Aston Martin are considering their driver options for 2027, with Stroll and Alonso already locked in for next year.

He said: “Aston Martin is also looking for drivers, of course.

“The qualifying performance is zero against infinity, so what else is there to say? I know Aston Martin is very sensitive about this, but it’s simple, yes, it’s a disaster.

“And I’ll say it again, I’m also surprised that Lance, I think it’s hard for him to do that, too. In the race here and there, he can make his mark, but if I’m constantly slower than Fernando Alonso, who is certainly an exceptional talent, but rather at the end of his career, then maybe I should just take off my rose-tinted glasses and face reality.

“To be fair, it has to be said that Lance Stroll is not the biggest problem at Aston Martin at the moment. The car itself is an issue, isn’t it? He’s obviously in a position to be a good points scorer, a good number 2 or something, but yes, whatever, I think in this case paternal pride is greater than reality, and you have to accept that.

“His money, his team, so from that point of view, that’s how it is, but looking at it from the outside, you’d probably say that two new drivers at some point wouldn’t be so bad, right, if Fernando Alonso then stops doing everything.”

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Stroll hasn’t outqualified Alonso once this season, as Schumacher mentioned, which highlights how dominant their partnership is at Aston Martin.

Only Max Verstappen is in a similar position at Red Bull, but their car is competitive enough in his hands to make up for Yuki Tsunoda’s struggles.

Leclerc has been linked with Aston Martin, with Schumacher believing that their connection is potentially one of the reasons why John Elkann called out his drivers after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

If Aston Martin want to join the current top-four teams in Formula 1, then they need a world-class driver line-up.

Leclerc would be an immediate step up from Stroll, and even in 2023 when Aston Martin were the best of the rest behind Red Bull, it was only Alonso who managed to finish on the podium.

The Canadian is running out of chances to prove himself, and could be about to put his father Lawrence in a very difficult position.