Pascal Wehrlein is targeting another strong showing for Manor against Sauber at this weekend's Grand Prix of Europe.

Manor enjoyed a more competitive performance in Canada as a result of the low downforce Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with Wehrlein outqualifying both Saubers and beating Felipe Nasr in the race. With the Baku City Circuit also expected to be high speed, Wehrlein is hopeful of making another step forward compared to Manor's main competitors.

“The great thing about Baku is that it’s new for everyone – all the teams and all the drivers – so it’s a case of mastering the circuit better than your competition," Wehrlein said.

"It’s a high-speed circuit so, much like Canada, will be well-suited to our package. There were some positive signs in Montréal but we missed some opportunities there, so I hope we can show more of our improvement here versus Sauber in particular.”

Focusing on his own personal performances so far this season, Wehrlein expects to get stronger as he builds up experience in his rookie year.

“I’m really enjoying my first season and the races are just flying by now. It’s had its ups and downs but I’ve learned a lot about how to handle that. Plus, we’re learning together as a team. Generally, I’m pretty happy with my performances so far, but with every circuit being new for me, I’ll be learning all the way through the season.”

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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