ALEX Lynn insists he has been working "flat out" to produce a strong performance at the next GP2 Series event in Hungaroring.

The 22-year-old, a driver for the French DAMS team, is hoping to bounce back after a disappointing showing at the last round, at Silverstone.

Having headed into his home event with high hopes of victory, he came away point-less after finishing 16th and 14th.

And it means he has taken points in just one of his last six races.

That form has dropped him down to ninth in the championship standings, but he has vowed that he and his team will turn things around to rediscover the pace they need to challenge back at the top.

"It’s crucial for us to bounce back and get on a roll," said the Dunmow ace, who is also development driver for the Williams Martini Racing Formula One team.

"It’s vital to put some points on the board.

"That’s especially important because I’m aware the championship is so close and no one has made a break yet, and that we’re all still in contention.

"But personally I haven’t looked at the standings for a while. There’s no point.

"The key for us is to start winning races and then the championship takes care of itself.

"After Silverstone, there’s only way one for us and that’s forward, because I don’t think we can drop any further back than we were.

"We’ve been working pretty flat-out to solve our car issues and to try to find some pace.

"In Hungary, we’ll turn up and as usual give it everything we’ve got.

"We need to stay strong and together as a whole team.

"Two bright spots are my test after the Silverstone GP2 round with the Williams Martini Racing Formula One team, which was hugely enjoyable, and the fact that I won at the Hungaroring last year with DAMS.

"It was a great weekend – we got everything right and we won the feature race from pole position.

"So of course I’m looking forward to going back, but my main focus is on this weekend, not on reminiscing about 12 months ago."

Lynn has been spending time preparing at the DAMS team base at Le Mans.

And despite his success at the Hungaroring last year, he says it is not a circuit he would normally like.

"It’s a mix of predominantly slow and medium-speed corners, very tight and twisty, and it’s never been my favourite track of the year," said Lynn.

"As a racing driver, you always prefer the quick stuff, but I seem to go quite well there.

"One thing about this year for us all to be aware of is that they’ve put a new Tarmac surface on it and a lot of new kerbs, so that’ll be a challenge. But the layout hasn’t changed.

"Some other series have raced there on the new Tarmac this year and had a lot of problems with tyre degradation, as well as finding that the lap times are a fair bit quicker.

"This weekend we’re using the hard Pirelli as our prime and the soft as the option, so you might expect us to be a bit worried about tyre wear on the option.

"But those other categories that have raced there are ones where they go flat-out all the time, whereas GP2 is all about managing what you’ve got and pushing when you have to."

The first race at the Hungaroring marks the midway point of the season, before heading straight to Hockenheim for the following round next weekend.