Gasly happier in Red Bull despite Baku retirement

Pierre Gasly says he feels much more comfortable behind the wheel of the Red Bull RB15 after struggling at the start of the season.

The French driver admitted that he was finding his move from Toro Rosso difficult ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix but after the race said he was feeling more positive.

“This weekend has been a lot better than the first three races. I felt better with the car and I’ve been able to drive more the way I want to," he said.

"In qualifying I managed to show some good performance with a good lap in Q1. In the race, starting from the pit lane, we knew it would be tricky to fight at the front but we had a car fast enough to come back and score good points.

"Things in the race went pretty well and we got to P6 but unfortunately we didn’t make it to the end as I had a driveshaft failure. Overall, I’m adapting myself and we’re going in the right direction.

"I think the car’s a bit more predictable and I’ve changed my approach in the car too. I still need to work on some things but each weekend it’s improving and together with the Team, we’re going in the right direction.”

Gasly had recovered from his pitlane start to sixth position until a driveshaft failure forced him to retire from the race.