Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer is hopeful of maximising opportunities this and next weekend as he believes the team can still aim to finish fifth in the Constructors' Standings, whilst it remains mathematically possible.
Doing so would require a strong run of form twinned with two poor weekends for Renault, as Racing Point would need to outscore the French manufacturer by nine points at each of the remaining two races to go level on points.
Both teams have only failed to score once since the summer break, though Renault's run of points has been far less consistent than Racing Point's, with a haul of 22 points in Italy Renault's best weekend by some margin, which opened the gap between the two teams.
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Szafnauer reckons this weekend's Brazilian GP presents a good opportunity to close that gap and bounce back from a difficult US GP weekend where Sergio Perez was forced to start from the back for a weighbridge transgression.
"Brazil presents us with another good opportunity to score points," he said. "The car has been working well across a range of different tracks and I’m confident we can be just as competitive this weekend.
"It’s hard to judge our performance at the last race in the USA because it was compromised by various factors, but there’s no doubt we didn’t show our true potential
"Overall, as we near the end of the season, I can say that I am pleased with our performance since the summer break.
"We’ve worked hard to improve the car and scored points in all but one of the last seven races.
"The point we scored in America helped move us up to sixth place in the championship and mathematically we can still aim for fifth.
"There’s lots at stake and lots to fight for, so we need to maximise the opportunities this weekend."
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