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Lance Stroll’s future at Aston Martin was again the source of much speculation on Thursday after organizers of the United States Grand Prix included Brazilian reserve driver Felipe Drugovich in a promotional poster.<\/p>\n
Canadian Stroll, 24, son of team owner Lawrence Stroll, whose net worth is estimated at A$5.7 billion, has been a regular fixture at the Silverstone-based team for three seasons but his form has declined this year while his teammate two world champion Fernando Alonso shone.<\/p>\n
Watch every practice, qualifying and race of the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship live and ad-free during the races on Kayo Sports. Sign up now and start<\/a> streaming instantly ><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Stroll’s absence from the bill alongside Spaniard Alonso was widely seen as an accident which was rectified by organizers after much discussion about his future on social media.<\/p>\n Stroll has apologized to the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), motorsport’s governing body, for his aggressive behavior at this month’s Qatar Grand Prix<\/a>, where, for the fifth consecutive Grand Prix, he failed to advance from Q1 to qualifying.<\/p>\n Stroll threw his steering wheel out of his car in the Aston Martin garage, then pushed his personal trainer out of his way before responding with monosyllabic responses and an expletive during media interviews.<\/p>\n His teammate Alonso qualified fourth, confirming an apparent gap in potential and results between the two. <\/p>\n MORE COVERAGE<\/b><\/p>\n Rumors swirl about Red Bull’s inner turmoil as boss denies power struggle<\/b><\/p>\n <\/a>Ricciardo opens up about his ‘frustration’ ahead of F1’s return – and the changes he needs to master<\/b><\/p>\n With five rounds of the season remaining, starting this weekend in Texas, Aston Martin and McLaren are battling for fourth place in their title race and with it a significant amount of money in the constructors’ standings.<\/p>\n WHY MCLAREN ARE \u201cNOT SO CONFIDENT\u201d IN BITTER BLOW FOR AUSSIE<\/b><\/p>\n Lando Norris predicted on Thursday that he and his in-form McLaren team would face a much tougher and closer battle for success at this weekend’s United<\/a> States Grand Prix than in recent races.<\/p>\n