Lance Stroll takes stock of mid-season positive

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Although it is satisfied with its performance so far, Stroll is aware that he will have to put the overdrive in order to climb the ladder in the standings.

At the dawn of the Hungarian Grand Prix, the last before the summer break scheduled in the calendar of Formula 1, Lance Stroll has established Thursday, a positive assessment of his first half of the season in the series queen of the motor sport.

Stroll, who is a native of Mont-Tremblant, is currently in 12th place in the drivers ‘ world championship with a crop of 18 points. His teammate at Williams, Felipe Massa just ahead of him in 11th place with 23 points. Although it is satisfied with its performance so far, Stroll is aware that he will have to put the overdrive in order to climb the ladder in the standings.

“There is always room for improvement, he admitted first. I never cease to learn new things every time I find myself behind the wheel. But I am very satisfied of the way place on things. Of course, there have been some very difficult times — I was expecting my first season in F1, and there have been beautiful moments. […] There was the podium in Baku, a wonderful time, so I’m satisfied with my crop points so far this season. “

The driver of the rookie, who is older than 18 years of age, has indicated that with hindsight he realized that he was well prepared to make the jump to F1 this season. His approach is also very different from the one he had adopted in 2016 when he dominated the plateau in F3, on the road to the conquest of the championship.

“I’ve always dreamed of driving in F1, and this is exactly what I was expecting, he said. I knew that this would be extremely difficult, but it’s great from a personal point of view. “

Bread on the board

“Now, I know that if I get a few ranking points, so it is like a victory, and if I get one, then it is as if I finished second, he imaged. It is necessary to take the reality differently, and aim for different objectives. But when you’re at the “top”, then you’re at the “top”, and I love it. “

Even if he must often give way to the track for drivers, stars such as Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, among others. Stroll believes in this sense that his team still has a lot of bread on the board to win the fight ” other teams “, behind Mercedes, Ferrari and even Red Bull.

“We are aware that our car is well suited to some types of circuits, so that it is uncontrollable on the other. This is one of our main problems, he acknowledged. The problem is very complex, and we are not where we would like to be at this stage of the campaign. We are working on it. “

After the summer break, which will allow Williams to further develop his car, Stroll will take part in the Belgian Grand Prix, which will take place on 27 August.