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F1 fans recently reacted to Lance Stroll's appearance during Friday's interview after both practice sessions at the Singapore GP. They discussed how the Canadian driver looked older and exhausted.
The 2024 F1 season has not been going great for Aston Martin. Fernando Alonso and Stroll have struggled to keep up with the top teams and drivers. Though they had one of the fastest cars at the start of the 2023 season, their performance has plummeted.
Stroll had two subpar practice sessions on Friday as he only managed to secure P15 and P14, respectively. Alonso was consistently ahead of him. After both sessions, he was interviewed for F1's official website, where he talked about his difficult day. In the video, he did not look quite fresh, which caught the eyes of many.
Several fans discussed Lance Stroll's appearance. One said he looked old because he was driving a slow Aston Martin.
"He aged 50 years from that tractor oh no," they wrote.
"Why does he look like he’s decaying…," another wrote.
"He looks like he aged 10 years in 1 day," a third fan said.
"Oh my gosh, someone needs to check up on him asap," a fan said.
"His eyes are so dark please somebody let him take a nap," another said.
"I was quite shocked to see him like this...like the glow and the bright smile...where did it go? I hope whatever the reason...he’s okay," yet another wrote.
Stroll had little to say about his subpar performance at Friday's 2024 F1 Singapore GP practice sessions.
Lance Stroll on his dull Friday practice sessions at the Singapore GP
While speaking to F1.com, Lance Stroll was not keen on answering or explaining a lot about the car's issues. He kept it short and said it was a tough day for him and his team.
"Yeah, it was a difficult day for us. So a lot of work to do tonight to try and find some more pace tomorrow. We will see what tomorrow brings," he said.
Stroll stands in 10th place with 24 points and is chased by Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg from 11th place with 22 points. His teammate, Alonso, is in ninth place with 58 points.
Aston Martin themselves are in fifth place in the constructors' table with 82 points but are neither challenged by sixth-placed RB (34 points) nor are getting anywhere near fourth-placed Mercedes (309 points).
