At Racing Point, there’s a feeling of their 2019 season starts now after positive return from the summer break
The Silverstone-based outfit has upped the pace with a number of upgrades at recent races bringing them more and more into contention at the head of the midfield.
For Sergio Perez, traditionally strong races in Belgium and Italy both delivered with sixth and seventh places respectively and that is a trend he now wants to continue.
“Spa and Monza were not easy weekends, but we scored important points and it feels as though my season is properly underway now,” the Mexican said via Crash.net heading to Singapore.
“The hard work at the factory is paying off and we are doing a good job at the track too. There’s a great feeling in the team just now: a nice atmosphere and excitement about the rest of the year.
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“I’ve had some good drives in Singapore over the years. It’s a track layout I like and I have always enjoyed street tracks.
“You have to be aggressive and accurate and it’s a track where you can make the difference as a driver.”
Racing Point has already set the goal of ending 2019 with the fourth-best car, even if P4 in the Constructors’ is now pretty unlikely.
And team boss Otmar Szafnauer sees Marina Bay has another key moment in their effort to achieve it.
“We head to Singapore with good momentum off the back of some strong results,” the American noted.
“We were unlucky in Monza not to come away with both cars in the points, but we took away a lot of positives overall.
“We always felt we would be much stronger after the summer break and the results in Spa and Monza are good indications of what we can expect for the upcoming events.
“There are still seven races remaining, that’s a third of the season and plenty of opportunities to score well,” Otmar added.
“The progress with the car continues and this weekend we bring further aero developments that should give us another performance step.”