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Stroll says he's very far from reaching full potential

Stroll says he's "very far" from reaching full potential

24-12-2018 09:00
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Bobby Vincent

Lance Stroll has insisted he has a long way to go before he reaches his "full potential" as he prepares for his third season in Formula 1.

Stroll made his F1 debut back in 2017 for Williams, but has now joined Racing Point for his third season in the competition.

The 20-year-old Canadian driver suffered a terrible year with Williams last season, but to no real fault of his own, with the car being almost undriveable.

"I don't think it's really fair to compare the two (or) judge the year in year in general," Stroll explained to RaceFans.net. "It's been a fire-fighting season.

"We picked up very few points but the few times that I picked up points were big highlights because we beat quicker cars around us. Same thing in qualifying: I scrapped into Q2, got into Q3 in Monza, they've really been big achievements because it's the performance has been really.

"All in all, I do believe I'm a more complete driver today than I was a year ago," Stroll continued. "But I think that I just haven't been able to demonstrate that due to the package. Which is the nature of the sport, that's how it goes some years and you have to accept that as a driver."

Stroll also sees that he is "very far" from reaching his maximum potential: "I (have) just turned 20 years old and I still believe I'm very far from reaching my full potential. 

"Every year I try to keep chipping away at it. Over the winter this year I'm going to reflect and work on my weaknesses and build on my strengths."