It's been a disastrous season for Williams and Lance Stroll's eighth placed finish in Azerbaijan is one of the few good moments in an otherwise poor season.
That P8 finish for the Canadian in Baku has been Williams' only points of the season so far and it was a very needed boost for Stroll in his second season with the side.
"Of course, the results are not the ones we want, but picking up points in Azerbaijan was good," Stroll told F1i.com.
An eighth placed finish might seem good in comparison to the season they've had but a year ago, Stroll finished on the podium in Baku - it just goes to show the year of decline that Williams have endured.
Nowadays, getting through to the second round of qualifying is a difficult task for Williams.
"The few times I have got into Q2 felt good," Stroll added.
"You have to get everything out of it and as a driver that is satisfying. I feel like I made a good step over the winter and that I'm much more on top of the car than I was last year."
Stroll's team-mate, Sergey Sirotkin has admitted that he thinks Williams are resigned to finish bottom of the constructors' standings this season.
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