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Rosberg not expecting podium in Malaysia

Nico Rosberg may have scored his first F1 podium finish in the Australian Grand Prix, but the Williams Toyota driver is not counting on quite such an impressive result in this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.

"Sepang is one of my favourite tracks on the calendar," Rosberg said. "We should be stronger there than we were in Melbourne as well, especially if we have the whole weekend to prepare properly, so we're looking for another good performance. Perhaps not a podium, but another solid points-scoring finish. We seem to have a car that isn't too tough on its tyres so, with the heat in Malaysia, that's a positive."

"Physically, these races are really difficult, particularly for concentration, but that's why I worked so hard over the winter to be fit in these conditions," he added. "Every single minute of pain I felt during training played through my mind in Sunday's race! I'm going to Singapore with RBS this week to visit the new track there, then I'll have a couple of days to relax before making the trip to Malaysia."

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