Sirotkin out-qualified him, and while the margin wasn’t as decisive as Massa’s thumping 17-2 lead over Stroll last year, nor does Sirotkin have Massa’s pedigree.
Sirotkin showed more circumspection, particularly after his own run-in with the McLaren driver at Baku.
In order to prove there is something besides his father’s money keeping him in F1, Stroll needed to beat Sirotkin more decisively than he did.
The table below shows at which races Sirotkin qualified or finished in front of Stroll:.
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