Lewis Hamilton has set his sights on winning this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix and is confident that he can bounce back after a disappointing start to the new season.
The Brit retired from the first race of the year in Australia on lap three after his Mercedes W05 suffered a power-unit problem.
However, he took plenty of positives from the weekend after his team-mate Nico Rosberg stormed to a dominant race win in Melbourne.
Hamilton has scored three podium finishes at the Sepang International Circuit but has so far failed to win the race in seven attempts. "I finished second on my Formula One debut here in 2007 and have been on the podium at the last two Malaysian Grands Prix but I've yet to win here," he said.
"It would be amazing to stand on the top step at one of our home races and I'm looking forward to bouncing back after a tough weekend in Australia.
"Although it was not the result we were hoping for, every setback is a chance to learn more about this new car, which is important as they're incredibly complex machines. I know the team at Brackley and Brixworth is pushing harder than ever and I'll be doing the same."
Rosberg believes reliability will be the main focus this weekend and is hopeful that the Mercedes team can register a double-car finish and a strong result in Malaysia.
"Sepang holds some great memories for me too as I achieved my first podium for Mercedes here at the start of the 2010 season," said the German driver. "Normally the weather is seen as the biggest challenge here but this season is different, with reliability the focus of everyone's attention.
"Of course, it will still be hot, humid and probably wet at some stage too, so it should be a fascinating weekend. Australia was the perfect start to my season, but it also highlighted that we're not 100% there yet in terms of reliability.
"We've had two weeks before this race to identify all the things that we can do better, so hopefully we can bring both cars home for a good result this weekend and continue our strong start to the year."
The team's executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe believes the track will give a better representation of the competitive order in comparison to the venue for the season opener in Australia.
You can read my Malaysian Grand Prix preview here: http://bit.ly/1giZw1k
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However, he took plenty of positives from the weekend after his team-mate Nico Rosberg stormed to a dominant race win in Melbourne.
Hamilton has scored three podium finishes at the Sepang International Circuit but has so far failed to win the race in seven attempts. "I finished second on my Formula One debut here in 2007 and have been on the podium at the last two Malaysian Grands Prix but I've yet to win here," he said.
"It would be amazing to stand on the top step at one of our home races and I'm looking forward to bouncing back after a tough weekend in Australia.
"Although it was not the result we were hoping for, every setback is a chance to learn more about this new car, which is important as they're incredibly complex machines. I know the team at Brackley and Brixworth is pushing harder than ever and I'll be doing the same."
Rosberg believes reliability will be the main focus this weekend and is hopeful that the Mercedes team can register a double-car finish and a strong result in Malaysia.
"Sepang holds some great memories for me too as I achieved my first podium for Mercedes here at the start of the 2010 season," said the German driver. "Normally the weather is seen as the biggest challenge here but this season is different, with reliability the focus of everyone's attention.
"Of course, it will still be hot, humid and probably wet at some stage too, so it should be a fascinating weekend. Australia was the perfect start to my season, but it also highlighted that we're not 100% there yet in terms of reliability.
"We've had two weeks before this race to identify all the things that we can do better, so hopefully we can bring both cars home for a good result this weekend and continue our strong start to the year."
The team's executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe believes the track will give a better representation of the competitive order in comparison to the venue for the season opener in Australia.
You can read my Malaysian Grand Prix preview here: http://bit.ly/1giZw1k
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