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Tech 3 Racing’s Remy Gardner says his recovery in the German grand prix at the Sachsenring circuit was definitely a positive in just his third race back from injury.

Gardner started from P20 before fighting his way through to P11 at the chequered flag, marking a superb performance as he negotiated his way to just outside of the top 10 in the 28-lap encounter.

“I was disappointed in qualifying after being close to the top 10 after FP3,” Gardner revealed. “Everyone raised the game and we kind of hit a wall. I knew that getting a good start would be key but with everyone having to use the hard tyre I was confident. I made an average start and just focused on keeping my nose clean.

“It was a decent race but the first ten laps it was hard to pass people. For sure a better qualifying would have helped but even so we did a good race and had a good rhythm. I didn’t quite make it to the front of the group I was in but I made some hard passes and was close to seventh which is encouraging.

“[It’s] definitely a positive way to end what was a positive weekend. I’m looking forward to Brno where if we can fix qualifying I am confident of an even better result. Big thanks as ever to the team and all my sponsors and supporters.”

The Australian contender now sits 18th in the championship standings as the series heads to Brno in the Czech Republic on 5 August.