Vitantonio Liuzzi has described his season so far as ‘a positive one’, insisting that despite a difficult start, HRT F1 has the right to be proud of its progress. The Italian says his squad has made important steps since the opening round in Australia, edging closer to Team Lotus who currently lead the battle of the three newer Formula 1 outfits.
"It has been a positive one," explained Liuzzi. "It has been challenging but we have made good progress since Australia. The steps taken and reliability have been good and we managed to overtake Virgin in the championship. The development slowed down a little with the changes in ownership but now we are a consistent structure and we are looking strong for the future."
"I would say that we have done well. I have had a few unfortunate DNF’s but, overall, the speed is better, we are more competitive and we are racing with other teams, which is the most important thing. I give myself an eight out of ten."
Liuzzi said his target at the start of the 2011 campaign was to fight with Lotus and, although it has been tougher than first anticipated, he insists the focus within the team is still on making progress in the overall championship standings.
"We would love to be ahead of Team Lotus but it is not an easy target, especially if you look at where we started in Australia," he added. "But we are on the same points and have half a season to improve and try and achieve a better position in the Constructors Championship. We are following the right path and are in the right place."
"I already consider it a successful season but if we could achieve our biggest target of finishing 10th in the Constructors Championship, then that would be perfect. But we have to be realistic and continue pushing to show that we are competitive. We have to improve our pace compared to the leaders from now until the end of the season."
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