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Lance Stroll has walked out of his post-qualifying press obligations for the second time in six rounds at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
After qualifying P19 for the Mexico City Grand Prix, Lance Stroll walked away from his media duties for the second time post-session. The Aston Martin driver cited a lack of grip and a trend of the car’s performance declining throughout the weekend. Stroll pointed towards the team when questioned about his recent backward progress in Formula 1 weekends. The Silverstone-based squad has shown strong early form but struggled in qualifying recently, with Stroll notably experiencing more difficulties than his teammate, Fernando Alonso. Despite outperforming Alonso in the overall points this season, Stroll has faced challenges with Q1 eliminations and being consistently outqualified. The latest session marked the 31st consecutive time Stroll was outperformed by Alonso in qualifying.
