Sam Abay is eyeing an improvement 🌳in qualifying after scoring just a single point ꦦin the latest round of the British Formula 3 Championship at Snetterton.

The Australian driver was hoping to maintain the consistent run of form that has marked 💯his rookie F3 season with Carlin Motorsport so far, but struggled in a wet qualifying session that would leave him down in 11th and 10th on the grid for the two races.

With Snetterton offering up minimal overtaking opportuni🏅ties for those in the mid-field, Abay's progress up the order in the first race was stymied by a close battle for seventh, which allowed him to rise no higher than tenth.

"We all got bottled up behind (Nick) Tandy, and credit to him he did a great job holding us off, but it was just frustrating we weren't able to find a ♔way past,🌟 because all three of us had a lot more pace."

He hoped for more in the second race but was involved in a clash with Tandy that caused a puncture to drop him out of contention. Abay, however, was adamant about exactly what had caused his tough weeken🍸d.

"We endured our most challenging weekend so far, all stemming from our poor qualifying. If you don't qualify well, you pay th🏅e price. This weekend we paid the price."