Pierre Gasly says he needs better direction from his Red Bull team after a poor start to 2019 for the new recruit.

The Frenchman made the switch from junior team Toro Rosso for this season but so far has failed to find his rhythm, finishing outside the points in Melbourne before coming home well behind team-mate Max Verstappen in P8 come Bahrain.

This poor start has been blamed on handling issues with the RB15, and the 23-year-old wants more help from his team to fix the issues.

“I need to find some direction with the set-up and see how the engineers can help me to make it feel more suitable to my driving,” Gasly told Autosport.