Lawrence Stroll's combination of encouragement and impatience for achievement has led him "understanding" the challenge of displaying success in Formula 1.
Former Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has claimed owner Lawrence Stroll is aware and supportive of the journey faced to reach the top of F1 despite his "impatience" for achievement.
Canadian investor Stroll rescued out the struggling Force India squad last decade, rebranding the team Racing Point before moving to the premium British car manufacturer's identity.
Since introducing Aston Martin back into F1, the Silverstone-based outfit has undergone a rapid upscaling in the form of an influx of personnel, including some of the biggest names in the sport such as Adrian Newey - who joins ahead of the 2026 season - as well as building a new state-of-the-art factory.
But results on track since the stunning start to the 2023 season, where Fernando Alonso emerged as Max Verstappen's nearest challenger on track early on in the year, have disappointed, with the squad consolidating fifth in the Constructors' standings, albeit way off the top four and forced to fight for scraps with the rest of the midfield.
Speaking to Motorsport on Stroll's stance on the project, Krack - who has been named chief trackside officer as part of a management restructuring - said: "Well, he has continued to be supportive, especially when you see the recruitment that he has made subsequently.
"So, it truly appears like [he’s saying], ‘they need more support, they need more expertise’ and he goes and does it. I suppose that is characterising him. You see that he wants to perform well, he wants to support, he wants to help.
"He is also impatient, which is normal because the mix of the support, the impatience, but also the realization of how difficult this is has led to him… I'm not saying giving the time, but realizing that sometimes it's simply not like: ‘turn key’ - you put everything in place and it needs to function. I remember he recently remarked, ‘this is the most challenging project I’ve had’ or ‘the most difficult project that I have had so far’ which indicates that also for him, he wants to turn the proper buttons and there is a lot of human people involved. It's a tough task.
"Let's not forget, the competition is exceedingly strong, the competition is severe. There is not a poor team on the grid and we shall see in 2026 when we have a new team. I would be fascinated to see how it unfolds because the level, as I said, is really high and you also want the limelight all the time."
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Referring to scenarios that happen when enhancements don't operate as expected, Krack added: "You expose yourself, it doesn't work, and you have to explain why it doesn't work.
"So, we are in this now and we have to do the best possible. Lawrence is supportive, but also ambitious and with everything that comes with that."
Krack has already recognized that the team must be self-critical in order to find solutions to its unsatisfactory development arc in recent years, however he has referred to the limited field spread in modern F1 as a reason improvements may be so tough to come by.
"The level of the teams when you see the spread of lap times now in the race or in qualifying mainly, everybody's just split by 0.8-0.9s and it just comes down to the level of the teams are operating or nuances of, ‘did I have the tyres in the right window?' or these kind of things," he stated.
"The level of operations, the level of everything. The dependability is really good and it goes a lot undetected. A major part of these massive teams are accountable for it. That the level is simply so high and then it is the differences that make that make it between first and second or fifth and sixth."
