Williams was left disappointed and confused by its performance on Saturday in Austria after Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll qualified 17th and 18th respectively, but both hailed the team's recovery to secure a double points finish on Sunday.
The pair made the most of the first lap collision involving Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Daniil Kvyat to immediately move up the order, but progress after that was slow and the pair eventually finished ninth and 10th.
Massa said the result wasn't one to celebrate but was pleased with his recovery drive, and said it was important to understand why the team started so low down the grid, in order to avoid a repeat at future events.
"For sure you cannot celebrate a ninth position but starting 17th it was a fantastic race for me," said the Brazilian. "I had a really good start, getting through the issues that were happening in corner one, and overtaking cars.
"It was a fantastic first lap as the pace was great, compared to qualifying, which is something we need to work to understand so that we don’t repeat starting out of position like today.
"At the end of the race it was a bit disappointing not to be able to pass [Esteban] Ocon, but I was just losing a lot of grip in the high-speed corners behind him, and he had good speed on the straight so it was quite difficult. I’m so happy with my race and it’s good to have both cars in the points."
Stroll was equally happy with his recovery and his third-straight points scoring finish following his podium in Baku and his maiden top 10 result at his home race in Canada.
"It goes to show anything can happen in a race and it is not over on a Saturday," said Stroll. "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 focussed, not making any mistakes and saving the brakes and tyres towards the end of the race.
"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."
