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Nakajima revitalised by break

Kazuki Nakajima is happy to be returning to Europe after the first quartet of races in Australia, Malaysia, China and Bahrain. A crash in Melbourne was followed by twelfth at Sepang and two retirements in Shanghai and Sakhir. For Spain, Kazuki is looking to score his first points finish since Singapore in September.

"It's been a tough start to the season for me," he admitted. "I've had three DNFs out of four races and I don't want anymore. I'm going to put them behind me now, though, and concentrate on the work ahead. There's still 13 more races to go and I'm determined to get some good results for myself and for the team."

Although Japan may be some 6,000 miles away, he is happy to be back at his current home in England. "It's nice to be home after being away for so long," he continued. "I'm spending the ten days in Oxford and will catch up with friends over some football and, hopefully, a softball game. There will also be a few visits to the factory to talk to my engineers about Barcelona and to use the simulator to prepare myself as much as I can for the track - no doubt my trainer will also be putting me through my paces as well!"

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