The FIA has confirmed that it is in talks with Lance Stroll following his behaviour after Friday's qualifying session in Qatar.

According to the sport's governing body, the Aston Martin driver may have "contravened FIA rules, policies and procedures" with his outburst.

Having failed to make it out of Q1 for the fourth consecutive race weekend, the Canadian was seen to throw his steering wheel away before pushing his personal trainer.

The incident drew sharp criticism from fans on social media and also within F1 media.

As a result the FIA is to speak to the youngster.

"The FIA Compliance Officer is in discussion with Lance Stroll in relation to several incidents that may have contravened FIA rules, policies and procedures during the Qatar Grand Prix," said a spokesperson.

His recent dismal qualifying performances are pretty much indicative of what has been a dreadful season for Stroll who has been regularly out-performed by his teammate, Fernando Alonso.

While the two-time world champion sits fourth in the standings with 183 points, having visited the podium on 7 occasions this year, Stroll's best result was 4th in Australia.

Indeed, there is increasing pressure on the team to replace the Canadian though that situation is somewhat complicated by the fact that his father owns the team.

Nonetheless, much like at Red Bull, had Stroll been even close to his teammate this year, his team might not find itself at risk of losing out on fourth in the standings despite the obvious drop-off in performance from its car.

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1. Posted by kenji, 16/10/2023 1:28

"@ RacerX8300 All the flannel in the world will not see a female driver in F1 until they can post competitive times. Which brings me to the Jess Hawkins question....why aren't her lap times published so that followers can get a real handle on the status quo? Sick of PR spin that has relies on cliches rather than hard verifiable facts. Nothing to see here, just same old same old."

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2. Posted by kenji, 15/10/2023 2:16

"This year in the seventh season for Lance Stroll! By now he should've been further up the ladder. The employment of Alonso was, IMO, twofold. Firstly to give some status to their line up and, hopefully, regular podiums and wins. Secondly it was the desired intent to provide Lance with an advanced tutor who would assist in honing Lance's skills. Once again, IMO, they have failed in both intentions. A promising start has now slowed to a trickle and they are under lots of pressure to even maintain their current standing!. Sooner rather than later, if AM are to succeed, then they need to make serious driver changes specifically with Lance. There are better options out there in the field but I very much doubt that Lawrence will do what he needs to do. Tough call either way...."

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3. Posted by Defiant, 14/10/2023 0:23

"@meatball. HERE HERE. Well said."

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4. Posted by meatball, 13/10/2023 17:44

"The only way he will look better in this car is if they fire Alonso. He's been a rich-kid playing in the wrong sandbox for a long time. I have to imagine Lawrence is the kind of "self made billionaire" that will tell everyone how he was able to achieve all this without anyone's help... why isn't he willing to teach this brat how to stand on his own 2 feet?"

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5. Posted by Chester, 13/10/2023 11:44

"@RacerX8300 I love your idea, especially Jessica Hawkins coming to F1. We've had other gambles, American driver Scott Speed for example.

Jessica is worth a one year gamble. If you are not making any mistakes you are not risking enough."

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6. Posted by RacerX8300, 12/10/2023 17:15

" Building on F1Nerd's suggestion. Aston Martin buys an Indy Car team, maybe Dale Coyne/ Aston Martin and sends Lance to race to that series. Adding a car for Fernando in the Indy 500. Jessica Hawkins or Perez fills second Aston seat (Perez could also go to the Indy Car Aston team), Ricciardo to Red Bull, and Liam Lawson to Alpha Tauri. "

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7. Posted by trackrecords, 12/10/2023 12:31

"To paraphrase a certain astute lady, how do you tell a self-made billionaire he's making a fool of himself?"

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8. Posted by dejan, 12/10/2023 2:37

"Any other driver with this bad of a season would have been replaced by his team four races ago."

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9. Posted by BrightonCorgi, 11/10/2023 19:15

"Too much Spanish the garage if both of them are drivers. Only one Aston Martin dealership in Mexico."

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10. Posted by Chester, 11/10/2023 16:51

"@F1nerd. Reasonable suggestion. I do think Alonso will give Perez fits too, but it is worth a try."

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11. Posted by F1nerd, 11/10/2023 15:25

"How about Perez to Aston Martin, Ricciardo to Red Bull & Lawson to AlphaTauri. Problem solved."

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12. Posted by BrightonCorgi, 11/10/2023 14:35

"Stroll will be driving in Aston Martin's sports car program, driving at LeMans etc... Either in a factory car or as a driver on a privateer team. That's where I see his future.

I don't see any "for sure better" drivers available to replace him as of today. Maybe Vettel is getting antsy to get back in the fold? "

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