Lance Stroll looking to be his “own artist” on the track for 2020

SportPesa Racing Point driver Lance Stroll has said that you have to “be your own artist on the track” in Formula 1 as he looks to improve on his weaknesses for the 2020 season, while appreciating learning from Sergio Perez.

Stroll accumulated 21 points during 2019, finishing 15th in the drivers standings and only managed to out-qualify Perez twice.
 
The Mexican on the other hand amassed 52 points for a tenth placed finish, claiming points at seven of the last eight races.
 
Despite the Canadian scoring Racing Points best finish of the year, fourth at the German Grand Prix, he still knows there is a lot to improve on and appreciates having an experienced teammate.

"Yeah, for sure,” Stroll said of the benefit of having Perez as teammate, as quoted by Autosport.

"Definitely in the second half of the season, he really got a lot of momentum going, and I think it's just his knowledge - he has been with the same team for five, six years and has knowledge of setting up the car and managing the tyres.

"A combination of all those things.

"It's great to have him across the garage for me, just picking up on details here and there.

"But at the end of the day, at this level, you have got to kind of be your own artist on the track."

But for the 2020 season Stroll wants to improve on his weaknesses, whilst keeping his strengths, looking to be more “creative”.

"I think it's about understanding how to improve some of my weaknesses, I can only speak for myself, but how to build on some of my weaknesses and then hold on to some of my strengths,” he added.

"So if you're always chasing the guy that's next to me in the garage, you are never really going to be able to beat him right?

"So you have to kind of be creative in your own way. And I think it's just about balancing that out.

"There's definitely been things that I picked up from him, especially towards the beginning of the year when everything was new to me.

"Now I'm looking at next year and I'm trying to just kind of focus on my own thing and work with my 'controllables', what I know will bring me success."