If you have been following F1 in the past year, you might have heard of this youngster called Lance Stroll.Prior to his foray into Formula One, Lance won the Italian F4 Championship in 2014 and Toyota Racing Series in 2015.In addition to owning an F1 team, Lawrence also owns a Canadian circuit called Circuit Mont-Tremblant. "Everyone has their own opinion, I can't change that," Lance Stroll is quoted as saying by the Times. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. Lance Stroll's billionaire father spent nothing short of an incredible $80 million to help his 18-year-old son secure a 2017 Formula 1 seat with Williams F1.

He recorded numerous race and championship wins in his native Canada and North America and in 2008, his first year of karting, he won the Federation de Sport Automobile du Quebec rookie of the year award and driver of the year in 2009. After serving his F1 apprenticeship with Williams, Lance Stroll follows his father to Racing Point. The third-biggest shareholder behind CVC and Kansas-based [...]Investors Silas Chou and Lawrence Stroll's stake in Michael Kors Holdings could be worth up to $1.86 billion.Why Billionaire Brexiteers Dyson And Ratcliffe Can’t Commit To Building Cars In BritainLoss-Making Aston Martin Replaces CEO Andy Palmer, Gears Up For DBX LaunchAs Formula One Strives To Save A Shard Of Its Summer, Aston Martin CEO Lawrence Stroll Hones His Racing Point Team Into A Major Challenger Every sportsperson goes through a period of struggle as they try to establish themselves. "Not only that, Lawrence Stroll paid for a new high-tech simulator at Williams' race shop, which Williams F1 drivers Bottas and Felipe Massa could not use throughout the year as it was calibrated for F3.Lance Stroll told Germany's Auto Bild: "Motorsport is a sport where money is important, of course, so I'm very happy that my father helps me. Verstappen managed a 1:27.422 in a sizzlingly hot opening session when Stroll was third fastest. It’s easy to forget that Stroll is only 21 as he starts his fourth season in Formula 1, and after three years of regularly playing catch-up with his team-mates, in Hungary the youngster delivered a breakthrough performance.It may seem as though Stroll is competing in a pressure-free environment since his dad owns the team, but really it’s turned up to the max as he continues to try prove he deserves a place in F1 on merit.Racing Point has consistently spoken highly of the ability Stroll possesses, and Szafnauer says the Canadian proved that to himself at the Hungaroring.“It’s a confidence builder for him. And as you can see, the performance has followed suit. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. "But according to Auto Motor und Sport, that's not the whole story.The report claims his father, the fashion mogul and billionaire Lawrence Stroll, bought the Prema F3 team and installed well-known Ferrari engineer Luca Baldisserri to oversee Stroll's rise. "Stroll named this week to drive for Williams F1 in 2017Haas F1 Team principal says 2017 driver announcement near "I come from money, I am not going to deny that. In 2017 Lance Stroll joined the Williams Grand Prix team,. Lance Stroll's billionaire father spent nothing short of an incredible $80 million to help his 18-year-old son secure a 2017 Formula 1 seat with Williams F1.That is the claim of Germany media outlet Auto Motor und Sport, as Williams confirmed this week the badly kept secret that the Canadian will race alongside Valtteri Bottas next year. The yacht he previously owned, named Faith, was also bought by the designer himself.Stroll then bought a new yacht worth $200 million and named it Faith.Lawrence married Claire-Anne Callens, a Belgian fashion designer who runs her own fashion business called Callens.

Stroll, whose billionaire father owns the team, lapped the former World War Two airfield with a best time of one minute 27.274 seconds -- marginally quicker than Max Verstappen's best effort of the morning for Red Bull. Young Stroll was then the clear No. Lance Stroll's billionaire father spent nothing short of an incredible $80 million to help his 18-year-old son secure a 2017 Formula 1 seat with Williams F1. He has won many prices in the Italian Formula 4 series. We’ve also spent a lot of time understanding how to drive this tyre, setting the car up around the tyre, and we can help Lance with all those things.“He’s learned very quickly. His son Lance Stroll is a professional race driver. Lawrence S. Stroll (Father) Claire-Anne Stroll (Mother) Chloe Stroll (Sister) Height, Weight, Body Measurements, Tattoos, Skin, Hair & Eye color Aston Martin CEO Lawrence Stroll is busy turning Racing Point into the F1 team of the future. 1 driver this year, benefiting from F1 engineers seconded to his F3 campaign and a special simulator installed at Williams' Grove base.He also embarked on a round-the-world test program with a 2014 Williams, supported by a staff of 20, five Mercedes engineers and two engines prepared specifically by Mercedes.