Pascal Wehrlein endured a difficult Spanish GP weekend, finishing well down the order just in front of his team mate Rio Haryanto as both Manor cars spent a lonely afternoon at the tail end of the field.
Following an encouraging start to the season which saw him battle, at least in qualifying with Sauber and even Force India, the Mercedes protégé driver has struggled lately but hopes that recent upgrades introduced in Barcelona will boost the team's and his own performance level.
"We got both cars to the finish, which was good, but otherwise there isn't much more to say, our race was pretty much as we expected," Wehrlein explained.
"The upgrades are positive but they didn't influence the overall result at this track with the way the race panned out.
"We also suffered from quite high tyre degradation again, so there is still some way to go to keep improving the car."
Manor and Wehrlein are hoping the next couple of races, at Monaco and Montreal, are better suited for achieving better results.
"I think the next couple of races will be a little better for us and of course Monaco is a track I've been most looking forward to.
"My first race there will be something very special so we'll keep working hard and looking forward."
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