Lance Stroll feels he is now "a completely different driver" compared to when he made his Formula 1 debut at the Auꦰstralian Grand Prix in March 2017, gaining experience fro🧸m racing at the highest level in motorsport.

Stroll, 18, made his F1 debut with Williams last March, and enjoyed a mixed rookie season highlighted by a pod♑ium finish in Baku and a front-row start at Monza.

The Canadian will head into his second F1 season with Williams stepping up as team leader following Felipe Massa's departure, partnering ಞdebutant Sergey Sirotkin, but he feels he has undergone significant changes in the last 12 months.

"I think over the course of the yearꩵ I've changed dramatically as a driver. I've learned a tremendous amount, I've gained a lot of experi𒁏ence competing at the highest level with the best drivers in the world in F1," Stroll said.

"You experience all kinds of different emotions. You face adversity, and I've experienc💦ed standign on a podium and starting on a front row.

"It has taught me so much about being a racing driver, travelling the world an♏d racing all these different kinds of tracks against the best drivers in the world.

"I've really just had to learn and ad🌸apt more than ever before, because there's so much to do in F1. There's so much to be on top of as a driver. It really requires perfection just to walk out of a weekend with a decent result.

"I definitely feel 🅷like compared😼 to where I was in Melbourne 2017, I'm a completely different driver."