Pierre Gasly does believe progress has been made after a much more competitive Friday at the British Grand Prix.
The Frenchman is facing increasing pressure after three poor races, including finishing a lap down on teammate Max Verstappen in Austria.
However, Gasly would top his first ever Formula 1 session in the morning, after a late flying lap in tricky conditions, and was only half a second down on pacesetter Valtteri Bottas in the afternoon.
“I am happy. We made a lot of changes since Austria and did a lot of work with the team and the guys to see how we can improve on my side,” the Red Bull driver said.
“Also how we can work better together. It seems to work well so far.
“It was a positive Friday but it is only Friday so we won’t too excited but it is a really good start.”
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A key requirement in practice was surviving the ever-changing conditions at Silverstone, but it is for that reason that Gasly does think he can improve further.
“It was super-windy, from one corner to another you get really different balance and sliding a lot. Even my lap this afternoon wasn’t super,” he admitted.
“I know I can find a bit more so I think it is tricky for everybody and it will be important not to do any mistakes tomorrow.”
To try and help Gasly, Red Bull has been using Verstappen’s set-up on his car which the 23-year-old has been adapting.
“I think that’s something we want to try that we think is better for us to start on this base and work from that,” he explained.
“There is no particular area [where I’m struggling], it’s a bit more general.
“There are a few things we can improve and we’re trying to work with the team and we all want more performance.
“[We have] many little things we can improve at the moment, and that’s what we are focused on.”
