Lance Stroll has firmly denied the claim made by a Brazilian journalist on live TV that he previously wanted to retire from Formula 1.

Stroll has faced a unique challenge throughout his Formula 1 career when looking to silence critics, having spent a large portion of it racing for a team owned by his father, Lawrence Stroll. Rumours of his impending retirement have come and gone, with Stroll again shutting down one which dates back two seasons.

Lance Stroll was not forced to continue racing for Aston Martin

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Stroll arrived on the F1 scene as a teenager with Williams in 2017. He went on to join his father’s Racing Point squad in 2019, where he has remained ever since. The team morphed into Aston Martin from 2021.

Stroll has shown flashes of brillian

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