Lance Stroll says he is against recruiting a nౠew driver coach to help him in his rookie Formula One season after a difficult start to the campaign.

Stroll suffered at the hands of the Monte Carlo street circuit for both pace and performance from his Williams FW40 - while cras♑hing during free practice two - as he 🌠was eventually forced to retire from the race with a brake issue while running in 15th place.

After failing to finish in four of his opening six races, while his 11th place in💧 Russia represents his best finish so far, Stroll has been quizzed about ൩getting extra help having already used Felipe Massa as a driver marker at Williams in 2017.

Stroll has shot down the idea of employing a new driver coach and feels his current set-up ofও support will be able to pull him through a tricky start to ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhis F1 career.

"I have my little entourage of who I travel with, some friends and people who help me more technically on the track," Stroll said. "Obviously, my engineers who I work closely with, we are all in the ship together.

"I have my crew and I am happy with at the moment so I don't really th♒ink I would go searching for anyone else. But I definitely believe in having people around you to help you move forward."

Stroll was given the example of Fernando Alonso hiring a driver coach for🔯 his maiden outing at the Indiaꦑnapolis 500, while riding coaches are a common feature in MotoGP to help riders regain a competitive edge, but the Canadian teenager has reiterated his faith in his current set-up.

"Everyone has their own way of doing it but I think it's impo♋rtant to have help around you," he said. "F1 is a team sport, not an individual sport.

"The more experience you have, the less is needed but I feel like I have good support around me and people helping meಌ to be the best I can be. This year is new for me so I definitely know that I need people around me to help guide me in the right direction."