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Lance Stroll believes that he is a completely different driver tot he one that made his Grand Prix debut just under 12 months ago. The Canadian was signed as Felipe Massa's teammate for the 2017 season after winning the European Formula 3 championship.
After a tricky start to his F1 career, Stroll picked up his first points at his home race in Montreal before claiming a podium at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Through feeling fresh emotions at the highest level, the 19-year-old believes he has evolved massively over the last year.
"I think over the course of the year I've changed dramatically as a driver. I've learned a tremendous amount, I've gained a lot of experience competing at the highest level with the best drivers in the world in F1," Stroll said. "You experience all kinds of different emotions. You face adversity, and I've experienced standing on a podium and starting on a front row.
"It has taught me so much about being a racing driver, travelling the world and racing all these different kinds of tracks against the best drivers in the world. I've really just had to learn and adapt more than ever before, because there's so much to do in F1.
"There's so much to be on top of as a driver. It really requires perfection just to walk out of a weekend with a decent result. I definitely feel like compared to where I was in Melbourne 2017, I'm a completely different driver."
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Login to replyxoya
Posts: 583
Yeah! You suck much less.
juju_hound
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Yeah we know... you have got more hair over there
calle.itw
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Im cautiously optimistic about him. I hope Williams will have a better car this year so we can properly evaluate him.
boudy
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I agree. He has improved but his level is still not as high as hulkenberg, Perez etc. Like you cautiously optimistic. If sirotkin gets on top of him over the first halve then it shows his true level.
calle.itw
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Sirotkin was once regarded as a promising F1 candidate, so for all we know right now, he could be good. To compare them with Perez or Hulk would likely not be fair, those two are very experienced at this rate. We'll see.
f1dave
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That's what Williams needs, a brand new driver.