David Croft predicts the young F1 star who will quit after just one more season
F1 commentator David Croft has had his say on who will quit the sport.
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has predicted that Lance Stroll will leave Formula One at the end of the 2024 season. The 24-year-old has struggled to live up to expectations since joining Aston Martin and it has been speculated that playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso could be tiresome.
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Stroll broke onto the scene with Williams in 2017 but has struggled to be as dominant since joining Aston Martin, with Alonso continuing to thrive regardless. He has earned 47 points so far this season, in comparison to his Alonso's 149, and speculation is stirring that the gulf in quality could prove demoralising.
Croft believes that Stroll could decide to retire from the sport early and pursue a different career next year as a result, doubling down on his theory by speculating that the driver could look to head into the world of tennis if he does leave the sport.
He told the Sky Sports F1 podcast: “I think he’s lost his mojo, and whatever’s happened, Lance just doesn’t seem to be as motivated now as he was at the start of the season. I do wonder, he’s the one driver on the grid that you think: ‘You’re guaranteed a job as long as your dad is there’, and we’ve never actually talked about contracts for Lance Stroll.
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“We’ve never looked at his future elsewhere, but I just have a little feeling that in about a year and a half’s time, Lance Stroll will race his last race in Formula 1 and go off and do something else. Because I just I think he’s losing his mojo. I don’t think Formula 1 was the sport he wanted to go into when he was younger.
“I mean, he was a massive tennis talent when he was younger, one of the best youngsters in Canada at the time, and I just wonder if he might go off and find something that fulfils him more and brings more excitement to him.
“I’m not saying he’s not enjoying driving in Formula 1. I think there are times he is, but I think I look at him sometimes and think: ‘You want to be doing something else, don’t you?’ And I think his dad will realise as chairman as well that it’s a business and I need two drivers. So, if he’s not getting the results, I think an easy decision is made.”
It remains to be seen whether Stroll responds to the speculation in the summer break or if he opts to remain silent and prove himself with Aston Martin in what remains of the season.
