Lance Stroll says he and Racing Point has to work on its qualifying pace in Formula 1 next season, off the back of their respective 2019 displays.
Stroll made Q3 just twice and dropped out in Q1 at 14 of the 21 grands prix, giving him the worst one-lap record outside of the Williams drivers.
Stroll out-qualified Racing Point team-mate Sergio Perez on only three occasions throughout the year.
“I think it’s been a year of ups and downs,” said Stroll. “There’s definitely some work to do over the winter, from my side and from the team’s side.
“I think Saturday has been my biggest weakness this year, just a few mistakes in qualifying and stuff, it just put me on the back foot for Sundays.
“Going into next year, that’s an area I want to work on. I think there’s been a bit of bad luck here and there through the second half of the season, we haven’t managed to score the points that we wanted to score.
“In the first half, I think we were strong, we scored our fair share of points, but the second half we’ve had a few hits to the chin which cost us some points.”
When asked how he can improve his one-lap performances, Stroll said: “I think it’s experience, and it’s also applying yourself in the right way.
“It’s work ethic, understanding where the weakness is, and what kind of corners, and how to balance the car, set up the car in order to maximise your driving style. I think that does come with experience.
“I’ve been with the team one year, and I feel like a lot of the time, when I walk away from the weekend, and I reflect on Saturdays, there are things I would have done differently and could have done different in order to do it better.
“That’s what makes it exciting coming back for a second season.”
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