Stroll swaps F1 misery for £3m Aston Martin joyride

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Lance Stroll doesn’t have much to celebrate with Aston Martin this season, but at least life comes with a few compensations when your father owns the team.

During Formula 1’s summer break, the Canadian was spotted prowling around Monaco in one of the marque’s most outrageous toys: the ultra-rare DBR22 speedster.

The open-cockpit, 705-horsepower V12 speedster – one of just 22 built to honor the marque’s bespoke ‘Q’ division and its 1959 Le Mans triumph – can hit 198 mph. But it’s also a £3 million rolling reminder that some F1 perks are considerably more glamorous than others.

For Stroll, the set of wheels is perhaps also a welcome change of pace. The 2026 F1 season has been an absolute calamity for Team Silverstone.

A B-spec upgrade introduced last time out in Hungary proved encouraging, while this will be complemented by a new Honda engine from next week’s Dutch Grand Prix.

In the interim, Stroll can at least enjoy 0-to-60 in 3.5 seconds without needing a pit crew.

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