London — The pressure is building on 18-year-old Formula One rookie Lance Stroll, even if the Canadian continues to sound positive, and Monaco next week is likely to be his toughest race yet. With five races done, a quarter of the season, the youngest driver on the grid has yet to score a point for his Williams team. Monaco, with the wider 2017 cars hurtling ever faster around the narrow and twisty streets, will be a challenge even for the most experienced. "I think Monaco will be tricky for everybody and for Lance it will be maybe one of the most difficult tracks for him because he doesn’t know the track," Brazilian teammate Felipe Massa said. Williams did not expect the billionaire’s son to light up the sport immediately, although Max Verstappen set a benchmark when he came in at 17 with Toro Rosso, and the Canadian’s retirements have not been all of his own making. On his debut in Australia he started last after a penalty for a gearbox change and was halted by brake failure in th...
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