Gabriel Bortoleto believes that Audi still have more to find after issues held him back during FP1 for the Monaco Grand Prix, but the Brazilian is pleased that he was still able to place among the top 10 drivers.<\/p>\n
Sporting a new yellow-themed livery and race suits honouring 1930s racer Tazio Nuvolari, Audi<\/a> delivered one of their strongest Fridays of the season so far as Bortoleto<\/a> and his team mate Nico Hulkenberg<\/a> finished both FP1<\/a> and FP2<\/a> at the front of the midfield.<\/p>\n The team were testing a handful of upgrades<\/a> this weekend and finished as the first outfit behind the frontrunning Ferrari<\/a>, Red Bull<\/a>, Mercedes<\/a> and McLaren<\/a> cars, with Hulkenberg leading the way in P7 and P8 across the sessions while Bortoleto claimed P9 twice after finding his rhythm.<\/p>\n \u201cI think in P1 we faced a few issues, but still we managed to put the car in the top 10,\u201d the 21-year-old said. \u201cIn P2 everything felt smooth and clean, and I built up through the session.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the soft [tyre run] could have been a little bit smoother from my side; it took me a little bit to put a good lap time [in], on the traffic side and everything. But at the end I\u2019m happy that we still managed to put an okay lap up there, understand a little bit our balance, our limitations, and work for tomorrow.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of things we can improve and be better [at]. A lot of work to be done\u2026 from my side, trying to put the car in a little bit better place. Even if we\u2019re in a decent place already, there\u2019s always a little bit we can improve.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite multiple appearances in the front half of the field over the season, Audi have struggled to convert these into points and have failed to score since the opening round in Australia.<\/p>\n