The Russian had a challenging rookie campaign last year, as he battled with an uncompetitive car and endured his fair share of frustrating moments as team-mate to Mick Schumacher.
But determined to work out how he can improve, Mazepin believes that working harder on his relationship with more team members could help pay dividends.
Speaking exclusively to Autosport, Mazepin said: “There’s some key areas that you need to be doing.
“It is your motivation, because we’re human beings, and we obviously lack motivation at times like everybody else. We sometimes wake up in a bad mood, and we have no energy like other people, but we still have to go out there and perform. I would say, this was very good.
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“Second is teamwork and learning how to act properly in the team. I think that is something that I need to improve because I feel very comfortable working with three, four, or five people.
“But when it’s hundreds, I think I…
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