Lance Stroll believes the problems faced by Williams this season have masked his own personal progression over the past 12 months.
The young Canadian was starting to silence his critics towards the end of his rookie year in 2017 and enjoyed the memorable high of finishing third in Baku, just missing out on second over the finish line.
This season things have been very different, however, with the British team stuck at the back of the grid with a flawed car meaning Stroll has only scored twice in Baku again and Monza.
“Unfortunately it’s been a challenging year with the car and the team,” he was quoted by PlanetF1. “So I haven’t really been able to demonstrate that [progress] to a certain extent.
“But in many ways I think I have been a lot better in that area. I feel like I’m a lot more on top of the car. I’m just much more on top of things on the race, in qualifying, strategically, my starts, all those aspects I believe that I have improved on all those aspects.
“I think now it’s just about carrying on improving on those details and building myself as a driver because racing, you never stop learning, just like in any sport there’s always something that can be improved and that’s what I’m working on every day to improve myself in all areas.”
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It is an unconfirmed reality that Stroll will be leaving Williams for Force India after the team was bought by his father Lawrence, what is unknown is exactly when but the end of the season is the absolute latest.
Considering his future though, the former European F3 champion does accept he still has plenty of room for improvement.
“I have so much to learn,” Stroll said. “I gained so much experience every weekend, every time I get in the car, I just still feel like I’m learning. So there’s definitely a lot more to come.
“At the same time when I reflect on where I was last year I think I’ve come a long way as a driver just with seat time and experience. And I’m still only 19 so I think there’s a lot more to come.”