Robin Frijns left Portland with a smile on his face after securing back-to-back podiums, ending a barren run for he and the Envision Racing group.
The 2-time race winner returned to Envision Racing this season after a yr with Abt Cupra, however apart from a second place within the third spherical of the season in Diriyah, it’s been a difficult marketing campaign for the Dutchman.
“Yesterday was a bit, I wouldn’t say ‘a aid,’ but it surely confirmed that we are able to nonetheless do it and at the moment we confirmed it once more, so it provides a greater feeling,” he stated on Sunday after ending second behind Antonio Felix da Costa for the second consecutive day. “The group did an excellent job, we ready properly for these races and we made an enormous step ahead as we confirmed with the double podium.”
Regardless of the breakthrough weekend in Portland, Frijns doesn’t assume the his and the group’s turnaround has been circuit-specific, as a substitute crediting a wholesale change within the Jaguar buyer group’s total strategy to occasions, and avoiding unhealthy luck.
“It’s arduous to say as a result of we at all times had the tempo in the course of the season and we’re at all times fast, or quickish in follow … however I used to be at all times on the flawed place on the flawed time,” he stated. “ different drivers, each Jags have been at all times in entrance so we modified the best way we approached the race and the group’s serving to me loads with this now.
“I sat down with them earlier than Shanghai and we do perceive it method higher and it’s come our method now as a result of I feel we’ve put ourselves in a greater place on a regular basis.”
Frijns’ podiums come at a vital time as hypothesis relating to his future is a paddock sizzling matter. Frijns solely has a one yr cope with Envision, and he is aware of he’s racing for his future now.
“I’m attempting to show a degree, for certain,” he admitted. “It’s not good seeing these rumors however I got here again to Envision from Abt final yr to achieve success, however coming for one yr, that’s been clear.
“It’s been a wrestle and I do assume we have been probably not ready for some events at some races, which we have now [been] at the moment, however we be taught from it and I feel we confirmed this weekend that we may be aggressive.”
