Lance Stroll continues to remain ‘positive’ after securing a third consecutive finish in the points at the Austrian Grand Prix.
After picking his way through the carnage in turn 1, the young Canadian followed his team-mate Felipe Massa into the top ten and stuck close to him throughout the race.
“It goes to show anything can happen in a race and it is not over on a Saturday,” Stroll said. “I am feeling very positive as I started 18th, finished 10th and picked up another point.
“It wasn’t an easy race, although the start was good and we managed to gain some places. I knew after the start we were in a good position, so it was just a matter of staying focused, not making any mistakes and saving the brakes and tyres towards the end of the race.”
The Williams driver was under intense pressure from the Haas of Kevin Magnussen for the first half of the race, the Dane was on Stroll’s tail before his gearbox failed on lap 29.
In the latter stages of the race Renault’s Jolyon Palmer was closing in on Stroll, but the 18-year-old managed to keep the gap wide enough to withstand any challenge the Briton could throw at him.
Speaking about the challenges he faced, Stroll added: “First, there was Magnussen putting pressure on me and then at the end Palmer, but I just needed to defend as I know around here it is quite difficult to overtake.
“We just need to figure out what happened to us this weekend in qualifying and try to cure it for the next race. The next race is Silverstone, the home race for the team, so I am really looking forward to it.”
