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Nakajima 'better' than last year
01 July 2009Although his results may be deceptive, Kazuki Nakajima is confident that luck will soon head his way after demonstrating promising pace at Silverstone two weekends ago. After a career-best qualifying effort of fifth on the grid in Britain, the Japanese Williams driver remained disappointed to have scored no points thus far but is encouraged for the second half of the season.
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| Kazuki moves up to fourth at the start of the British GP |
Fifth on the grid became fourth at the start of the British Grand Prix, although a failure to build up enough of a buffer during pit-stops saw Nakajima slip down the order, eventually finishing the race in a disappointing 11th. With no points on the board as yet in 2009, Kazuki's irritation is increased with the knowledge that seven had been scored this time last year.
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"It is frustrating and if you look at the results it looks like a disaster," he said to Autosport, "but we know that we have had some very good chances and the difference at the end was actually very tiny compared to the results. I feel quite positive, more positive than the results show; it is very tough now because even small differences in time can make a huge difference in terms of the results - we just need to keep putting in our best effort and I am sure that, one day, we can put it all together."
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As Nico Rosberg picked up his second consecutive top five result at Silverstone, Kazuki knows that the performance of the Toyota-powered Williams is already evident. "With my engineer, we are getting better and better together," he continued. "For the whole team it is better to have two drivers who can push each other; if we get everything together, I am sure we can get a better result. We just need to learn a little bit more and get better slightly, then I think everything will come towards us. The result at Silverstone was disappointing but at the same time it was very encouraging in the race."
With nine Grand Prix still remaining in the 17-race calendar for 2009, 24-year-old Kazuki holds the firm belief that results so far have not been in matching with his efforts. "Compared to last year I am in a different place," he admitted. "Last year, if I was like I am now I could have done a much better job and it is quite good as a driver to keep improving. The team and I are doing a much better job than last year - I just need to keep doing it."
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