Lance’s ‘Stroll’ to the podium lights up Twitter

Sportsnet racing analyst Todd Lewis talks about the performance of Lance Stroll in Formula One.

Sportsnet Staff June 25, 2017, 12:01 PM

Canadian Lance Stroll finished third at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday to become the youngest rookie, and second youngest driver ever, to finish on the podium in a Formula One race.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the historic moment:

Formula 1 on Twitter

What a race for @lance_stroll The teenage rookie is your #F1DriverOfTheDay #AzerbaijanGP #F1 https://t.co/caGdz091rN

Sportsnet Stats on Twitter

Lance Stroll joins this list of youngest drivers in F1 history to reach the podium

He got pipped for P2 on the line, but what a performance for Lance Stroll, who takes his first podium at just 18 years, 239 days old! #C4F1 pic.twitter.com/rXfz6xWzrg

— Channel 4 F1® (@C4F1) June 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/wtf1official/status/878610409246380032

LANCE STROLL P3 at 18-years-old. #F1 #ThankYouBaku pic.twitter.com/pXNTFv1CCL

— Dacre (@jpa_f1) June 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/JANDriDal/status/878996192331517952

https://twitter.com/mhblundell/status/878996960857948160

Lance Stroll is showing why he deserves to be in F1. He had the 6th fastest race lap in Canada and now he is showing he figured it out.

— Alexandre Pereira (@Dalias_Daddy) June 24, 2017

Peter Galindo on Twitter

Lance STROLLS to the podium in Azerbaijan… I’m sure that hasn’t been tweeted yet.

https://twitter.com/jmags120/status/878999695649116161

.@lance_stroll does the shoey! #AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/ioyhEph0sR

— Andrew Barca (@HurricaneBarca) June 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/D_Bo84/status/878999420456419328

Shoeys on the podium. @danielricciardo educating @lance_stroll on podium etiquette #AzerbiajanGP #BakuGP #F1 #SHOEY pic.twitter.com/gi27EO5U3F

— Joel Strickland (@joelstrickphoto) June 25, 2017

So proud of @lance_stroll .. WOW. Well done man! What an intense race.

— Neive Baker – Durham (@Neivedurham) June 25, 2017

Lance Stroll with an F1 podium finish at 18 while I got my license at 21.

— Braydon Holmyard (@BraydonHolmyard) June 25, 2017

This was a crazy, nutty, messy race giving #Stroll a chance, but the key is he TOOK the opportunity when offered. @f1 #f1

— Malcolm Kelly (author of SPROG) (@sportsnag) June 25, 2017

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