Pascal Wehrlein looking forward to 2017

What assessment do you draw from your first half-season?

The initial goal was to score at least one point this season and we already have that. Thanks to him, we are 10th in the championship ahead of Sauber and I don't think we could have hoped for much better. Things are not that easy and obviously the Austrian Grand Prix was a great moment. Seizing the opportunity when it presents itself is what we must continue to do.

Let's talk about your teammate Rio Haryanto: we didn't give much of our skin alongside you. Is it a surprise to you too that this is not the case?

Qualifying is one thing and the race is another. Concerning the latter, it's 10 to 1 in my favor, with a 10th place in Austria. You don't score a point on Saturday afternoon...

Where are you at regarding 2017?

No idea. I have a year of contract and I'm waiting at the moment. Nothing is ever perfect in a first season, but Austria speaks for me and the second part of the season will allow me to take a new step. I'm not worried.

Find the full interview with Pascal Wehrlein, as well as the report and analysis of the German Grand Prix, carried out by our special correspondents in Hockenheim, in issue 2074 of AUTOhebdo, available now in digital version, and on newsstands.