F1 2025 recap: Lance Stroll had little to say about his toughest year to date

Key Highlights

• In qualifying, the picture was clear: Alonso outperformed Stroll ahead of every single grand prix this year, with the Canadian only besting his team-mate over one lap ahead of the China sprint. In race trim, the difference was less clear-cut.
• Stroll’s year got off to a positive start as the Canadian showed his talents in the wet to take sixth place at the season-opener in Australia.
• Alonso, meanwhile, crashed out of the race. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementStroll’s positive start was followed by ninth in China, before his points-scoring run dried up.
• Six point-less results followed, before complications following a wrist injury he sustained while cycling in 2023 forced the Canadian to sit out the Spanish Grand Prix. Sixth in Australia was Lance Stroll's best result in 2025Sixth in Australia was Lance Stroll's best result in 2025The time away from injury was short-lived, but his tally of point-less results continued until the British Grand Prix – where his strategy at the start helped him jump from 18th to third.
• However, high degradation in the drying conditions saw him drop back from third to finish seventh.