This past Monday the bomb exploded in Formula 1 with the mythical and legendary Aston Martin team for the next season. This will mean that the 41-year-old Asturian driver will have the controversial Lance Stroll, son of Lawrence Stroll, the owner and boss of the new team of the two-time world champion, as his teammate.
Lawrence Stroll is a 63-year-old Canadian billionaire who amassed much of his fortune by propping up brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Pierre Cardin, Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors. Although in reality, the great passion of the Aston Martin boss is cars. So much so that it has one of the most exclusive Ferrari collections in the world, with a 250 GTO (considered the most expensive car in the world), a 250 Testa Rossa, a 250 GT California Spyder and a LaFerrari, among others.
Fernando Alonso’s new boss is also the owner of the Mont-Tremblant race track in Quebec, Canada. In addition, Lawrence Stroll created the Racing Point LTd consortium. for the purchase of the Force India team, which at that time had entered bankruptcy. In January 2020, the businessman bought 17% of Aston Martin for 215 million dollars, thus going on to preside over a team that finally returned to the Great Circus after 60 years in limbo.
One of Stroll’s first decisions at the helm of Aston Martin was to place his son Lance as one of the two works drivers, alongside four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. In his first year at the helm, Aston Martin finished seventh in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship, ahead of Williams, Alfa Romeo and Haas. This season, the results are worse since it ranks ninth among manufacturers with 20 points (last year it scored 77 points).
Stroll is not just any businessman, since in 2018 he was among the 1,000 wealthiest people in the world (specifically in position 887), according to Forbes magazine. Today, Lawrence has a net worth of $2.9 billion and ranks 1,012th richest in the world.
“I have known and admired Fernando for many years and he has always been clear that he is a committed winner like me,” said the Canadian about his well-known relationship and admiration for the talented Asturian driver. “I set out to bring together the best people and develop the right resources and organization to be successful in this highly competitive sport,” continues Lawrence, who never ceases in his desire to create a team of the highest level within the most demanding category in the world. motoring.
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