F1 | GP Styria, points goal for Racing Point

Qualifying for the Styrian GP was difficult at Racing Point. In fact, the British team had to immediately raise the white flag with Sergio Perez, forced to be eliminated already during the first heat, who will start from the ninth row tomorrow thanks to the 17th time obtained. Lance Stroll, however, was unable to overcome the trap of Q2, not going beyond the thirteenth performance.

"It's a real shame to have qualified in P17 because we showed we have good potential this weekend. It was difficult to get the wet tire up to temperature, but at the end of Q1 I was ready for a good lap until the red flag prevented me from improving – admitted Perez -. Awe will analyze the data and hope to understand why we failed to maximize our potential today. It's always difficult to make up positions, but we have a good car and we have shown in the past that we can do well. Tomorrow is a new day and the goal will be to score points".

"We were competitive in Q1 and Q2, but lost some grip at the crucial moment in Q2 and just missed out on Q3 – said Stroll -. We need to look at the causes of this overnight and we will make sure we come back stronger in the race tomorrow. We know we have a good car in dry conditions, we can aim to recover positions and reach the points".