Aston Martin - "Most expensive employee" Vettel doing a great job
Aston Martin - "Most expensive employee" Vettel doing a great job
Ian Parkes & Ewan Gale
Lawrence Stroll has revealed Sebastian Vettel is Aston Martin's highest-paid employee and believes the former F1 champion is doing "a great job" for the team.
Vettel made the switch to Aston Martin ahead of the current campaign and despite a slow start with no points in his first four races, he has since elevated himself to 10th, and with a podium in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
"Is he our most expensive employee? Yes," revealed Stroll. "How do I rate his season so far? I think he started slow, and is currently up to speed.
"The slow start also had to do with the troubles we encountered in testing, where we had very, very little [time], first of all, only three days I think it was we had, and [he had] a day-and-a-half of the three days.
"We had all kinds of glitches with the car, so a lack of running time. So yes, he’s the most expensive, but I think he’s doing a great job."
Stroll has done "an extraordinary job
Stroll's son Lance has equalled Vettel's form so far and despite lying 12 points adrift of his team-mate, the Canadian has actually scored points in more individual races than the four-time champion.
"I think Lance has done an extraordinary job - he is all of 22 years of age - with his performances on pole and several podiums," insisted Stroll Sr.
"He is competing this year with Sebastian. I think they are probably about even, so I don't have any concerns or feelings that Lance has a lack of performance.
"As he grows he will get more experience, and as he gets more experience, like anyone Lance's age, he will get stronger. It's not exclusive to him.