We need to talk about Aston

‘I DID NOT TAKE OVER A HEALTHY company’ is a strong opening gambit, but Lawrence Stroll has never been one to pull his punches, and you get a clear sense that the 62-year-old hasn’t occupied all those chairmen’s seats without first climbing off the fence. Aston Martin was in a bad place in 2020. Now, 24 months after taking control of the embattled car company following the catastrophic public listing under Andy Palmer, the Canadian billionaire is running us through his plans for the next five years and beyond.

That 2018 IPO had seen Aston’s share price crash almost immediately after the bell on London’s Stock Exchange rang out, the money raised going to previous shareholders and executives rather than finding its