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Heidfeld looking forward to 'home race' in Malaysia

BMW Sauber F1 driver Nick Heidfeld will travel to Kuala Lumpur on Monday to get ready for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. For the German the race is always a bit of a home race he says as the team's major sponsor Petronas is a Malaysian company.

Speaking about the upcoming 11th Malaysian Grand Prix Heidfeld said: "For years now the Malaysian Grand Prix has been rather a special race for me. Petronas, of course, was already a partner of Sauber when I was driving for them from 2001 to 2003, and we used to do promotional tours around the country.

"As a Formula One driver you usually don't get to see much beyond airports, hotels and race tracks as there simply isn't the time to get to know a country and its people. But in Malaysia I've already managed to get around quite a bit and I feel very much at home there. It always takes a while to get acclimatised to the combination of heat and high humidity, but that's never been a problem for me. The circuit is an attractive and challenging one. Last year I had a great race in Sepang and finished fourth. I managed to get past Felipe Massa and kept the Ferrari in check behind me."

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