Lawrence Stroll

Lawrence Stroll, Canadian billionaire investor who rebuilt Aston Martin’s road car business, talks rule changes and a five-year plan for F1 success. He discusses late car development, teams chasing technical edges and FIA scrutiny. He praises Adrian Newey’s transformative impact and explains strategic partnerships like Breitling.

2021 gave us amazing action on the racetrack, and captivating conversations on F1 Beyond The Grid. For this special episode, Tom Clarkson has picked his favourite moments from the past year. Red Bull’s Christian Horner explained how Max Verstappen evolved from teenage sensation to World Champion, Charles Leclerc remembered his emotional race victories for Ferrari and showed off his musical talents, Monza winner Daniel Ricciardo explained why that victory meant so much to him, and Valtteri Bottas revealed the pressure he was under during his time at Mercedes, plus his favourite type of coffee. All that plus Fernando Alonso, race strategist Ruth Buscombe, Aston Martin CEO Lawrence Stroll and many more. To listen to these interviews in full, scroll through the F1 Beyond The Grid back catalogue. There are more than 150 episodes for you to enjoy over the winter break, including conversations with Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg and Alain Prost. F1 Beyond The Grid will be back in 2022 with more in-depth conversations with F1’s biggest stars. Thank you for listening.This episode is sponsored by: Calm: go to calm.com/grid for 40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library. Babbel: go to babbel.com/mygift and give the gift of language to someone special.