Sergey Sirotkin reckons Williams has addressed the seat issue that compromised his chances at the preceding event in Spain.
Sirotkin struggled at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and spoke in the aftermath of a complaint with his seat, though was reluctant to divulge further details.
Speaking ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, the Williams driver expressed confidence that the issue holding him back has been resolved – which will enhance his prospects.
“Straight after the race in Barcelona we spent all evening to try and sort some issues and we found some good developments,” he said.
“We went further with that last week in the factory and I tried it yesterday before the flight in the factory and it looked like a reasonable improvement.
“[The issue is] partly something which gives you pain to drive but it’s something that when you drive you hardly feel. It’s only what you feel after.
“When you drive its more about let’s call it safely remaining in a position you want to be. It’s more about this than certain point that makes you pain, which is also existing but it is less of a problem.”
Sirotkin is one of only two drivers, along with Haas’ Romain Grosjean, yet to score a point this season, amid Williams’ ongoing struggles with its FW41.
Rookie Sirotkin believes the car issues should be less pronounced around the streets of Monaco, where he has prior experience in Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2.
“It’s a less demanding track throughout the corner balance, a bit less from the car let’s say,” he said.
“It has some other issues that I think we handled, I wouldn’t say perfectly, but better than we handled some other issues we were facing in Barcelona.
“Overall it’s not going to be an easy one for sure, but there is a possibility and there is a quite a hope that it is going to be better.”
