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Why is the best-prepared rookie since Hamilton struggling?

Williams put Lance Stroll through an intense programme including extensive testing in older Formula 1 cars before his maiden season in grand prix racing. Yet he's started badly. Were Stroll's critics right?

Lance Stroll arrived in Australia as arguably the best-prepared Formula 1 rookie since Lewis Hamilton.

The Canadian teenager had spent the winter toughening up his body to prepare for the rigours of the new generation of F1 cars and religiously researching every aspect of a grand prix weekend.

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