Lance Stroll was not holding back with his assessment of the upgraded Aston Martin AMR24, saying it fell short of expectations. Aston Martin made sweeping changes to their AMR24 challenger in time for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix race weekend at Imola,

Lance Stroll takes ninth position in Imola. Aston Martin's hopes are completely pinned on him for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with Alonso out of the picture - the Spaniard starts from the pit lane and uses the race to test the car with different compounds.

Some voices within F1 argue that Aston Martin should begin to move away from Lance Stroll, especially with the recent re-signing of Fernando Alonso for the new rules era in 2026. Yuki Tsunoda and Honda have expressed their desire to remain united in Formula 1 beyond the end of the Japanese manufacturer's current Red Bull era.

Aston Martin F1 team principal Mike Krack claimed that Lance Stroll doesn't get criticized publicly unlike his teammate Fernando Alonso due to his nature on and off the track.