I am consumed with jealousy.
At 11 years old, my biggest accomplishment was likely scoring the winning goal at a soccer game, or being able to successfully make a girl laugh. Lance Stroll on the other hand, apparently has much higher aspirations for his age.
The Montreal native recently caught the eye of Ferrari due to his ability to kick ass in pro-kart racing. He was even named Rookie of the Year and Driver of the Year by Le Federation Sport Automobile du Quebec. Ferrari quickly saw Stroll’s potential and offered him a contract. Stroll will be taking part in Ferrari’s Driving Academy with driver’s much older than him. The Driving Academy has a reputation for molding drivers into Formula One Champions. That’s why Ferrari only hand picks the best of the best to participate.
Congrats, kid! I’m sure we’ll be seeing you at the Montreal Grand Prix in the future reppin’ Canada.
[Ferrari via Autoblog]
Wait… what? How can it be legal to allow an 11-year-old to drive a race car? A REAL race car? Are they building him a child-sized car? I just don’t understand!
Well it’s pro-karting, remember? As in go-karting, except at a professional level. They probably won’t move him up to an actual Formula One car until he can legally drive his ass to the mall… or wherever 16 year olds go these days.