A tough weekend under the lights

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team driver, Lance Stroll, finished P20 in the Japanese Grand Prix, where he'd previously placed 10th in 2024.

Data collection in Free Practice

With temperatures much hotter than previously experienced this season, FP1 was not representative of conditions during competitive sessions.

Lance entered the track on the Hard compound tyre, and after five laps was sitting within the top ten.

He continued to use the Hard tyre throughout the first half of the session, and with 23 minutes to go, he emerged onto the track with the Soft compound tyre to collect further data for the team.

After completing 23 laps, Lance concluded the session in P15.

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Cooler temperatures‍

As the sun was starting to set in Bahrain, Lance went straight out onto the track on the Medium compound tyre.

With temperatures much cooler than FP1, this allowed formore tyre grip on the circuit.

After completing his first run on the Medium tyres, ensuring the team has information of all the tyre types, he switched onto theSoft tyre.

He switched to another set of Soft tyres before the end of the session. At the chequered flag he was classified P19.

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High heats in FP3

Temperatures soared again during FP3, which meant Lance stayed in the garage for the first 20 minutes of the session.

When he came out onto the track, he had the Soft compound tyre on his AMR25. He continued to run on this compound for the entirety of the session.

After completing 16 laps, Lance classified in P17.

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‍An unfortunate Qualifying

Lance began Qualifying on a new set of Soft compound tyres; however, his first flying lap was deleted due to track limits.

After further laps on another set of the Soft compound,Lance was on the cusp of not advancing.

As others around him set their final laps, he was knocked into the bottom five after struggling with the set-up of his AMR25 and finished Q1 in P19.

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A tough Grand Prix

Starting from P19, Lance began the Bahrain Grand Prix on the Soft compound tyre.

At the end of the first lap he had gained a position and was running in P18.

Lance’s first pit stop came on Lap 12, where he switchedonto the Medium tyre. He continued to run in P19 after the stop.

As others around him made their pit stops, he was runningin P16. His second pit stop of the race came on Lap 33 as the Safety Car was called.

After a slower stop, he emerged on track in P19 on theHard tyre. Lance gained a position when Carlos Sainz retired from the race, and he crossed the line in P18.

Post-race, Nico Hülkenberg was disqualified, meaning Lance gained another position in the final classification.

Lance's season continues in Jeddah on 18-20 April.

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

"There's not much to say about today; it's been a really tough weekend for us. We are not where we want to be at the moment and we are pushing hard to change that. Let's see what learnings we can take from this race and how we do next week. The track characteristics in Jeddah are quite different so let's see how we do there, although we are not expecting any big jumps."

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