Sergio Perez says he is looking to the German Grand Prix as a “turning point” in his and Racing Point’s 2019 Formula 1 campaign, amid a recent lack of results.
Racing Point has slipped away from the front of the midfield battle in recent events and holds only seventh in the Constructors’ Championship, level on points with Toro Rosso.
Perez scored top 10 finishes at three of the opening four races but his sixth-place finish in Azerbaijan remains the last time he classified in the points.
Racing Point has added only two more to its only tally since then courtesy of Lance Stroll’s ninth in Canada.
Racing Point is poised to introduce a substantial raft of aerodynamic updates to its RP19 at Hockenheim and Perez is optimistic that this will boost his prospects.
“Racing in Germany brings back the memories of when I used to live there,” he said.
“I was very young – having just moved from Mexico – and it was my first experience of living abroad and racing single-seaters.
“I hope Germany will be a turning point in our season. I’ve been unlucky lately, especially in Silverstone last week where we deserved to get a decent result.
“I believe we can make some good steps with the car before the summer break and hopefully our luck will change too.
“I believe in the work we are doing and I know it’s just a matter of time until we get back to where we belong – scoring points.”
Team-mate Lance Stroll echoed Perez’s sentiments, commenting: “We’ve had a tough few races recently and our share of bad luck, but the mood in the team is still upbeat.
“There’s new stuff coming to the car this weekend so there’s going to be a lot of learning during the practice sessions.
“This team is very good at developing a car across a season and I’m optimistic we can make some progress this weekend.”
