Helmsman Peter Burling ensured there would be no signs of relenting after Team New Zealand moved to the cusp of securing the America's Cup on Monday (NZT).
While pleased with his men's efforts in responding to their sole series loss on Sunday (NZT), he insists they're still far from hitting their peak.
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"We talked a lot yesterday about how we had a lot of things we wanted to learn and improve on and today's no different," said Burling.
"We don’t feel like we sailed anywhere near where we can.
"We got asked some questions yesterday, and I feel we answered those with our performance on the water.
"We're just going to keep pushing forward, keep trying to improve, keep trying to learn."
The challengers were clinical in their starts in both of the day's wins, out-manoeuvring the American boat to clinch a clear advantage in each contest.
It's an area his adversary Jimmy Spithill had highlighted prior to the series as a point of weakness, which Oracle would be looking to exploit.
However, it's proven anything but, with the Kiwi boat having won seven of the eight races to the line to date.
It was the deciding factor in both of Team NZ's day four wins, believes Burling.
"We're also very happy to take some pretty good gains in the starts and I think that was the main difference today."
The Olympic gold-medallist was quick to dispel any talk of the ghosts of San Francisco, but the unavoidable comparisons are creating pressure he thinks his team are embracing wholeheartedly.
"To be honest, it excites us. We really enjoy that pressure.
"I think we showed today were a pretty tough bunch.
"We're really excited to go out there tomorrow and put it all on the line again."
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