Aston Martin has been improving since Lawrence Stroll arrived.
Adrian Newey joined the team, thanks to Stroll’s efforts.
“Lawrence’s passion and commitment and enthusiasm is very endearing. It’s very persuasive. The reality is if you go back 20 years, then what we now call team principles are actually the owners of the teams. Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Eddie Jordan etc. In this modern era, then Lawrence is actually unique in being the only properly active team owner. It’s a different feeling when you have somebody like Lawrence involved like that. It’s back to the old school model,” Newey said at Silverstone.
Why Lawrence Stroll is a strength of Aston Martin
Some people think Stroll’s involvement isn’t good for Aston Martin, but Mike Krack disagrees. He believes Stroll’s hands-on approach helps the team make quick decisions and improvements.
“It’s fantastic. Especially as I have worked in the corporate world for a couple of years and when you see how quickly we can make decisions without having to prepare a pack or whatever. You can just go there and say this is what we want to do, and within ten seconds, you can go and do it or not,” Krack said.
Fans might find it interesting how fast things move with Stroll in charge.
Krack also mentioned how this flexibility was evident when they started working with Fernando Alonso. Where other teams might take months to decide, they acted in hours because of Stroll’s clear vision and strong leadership.
Under Stroll’s guidance, Krack is now in his third season as team boss at Aston Martin. He sees it as ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’.
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