Nico Rosberg admits that having a shot at winning a grand prix every time he lines up on the grid is a privilege, but at the same time the F1 world championship leader is taking nothing for granted.
Speaking ahead of the weekend in Malaysia, the Mercedes driver said, “It’s an incredible position to be in as a driver, knowing you have a shot at winning every weekend.”
“I won’t take it for granted. I’ve had a good run lately and I’m enjoying the moment. But as far as the next race goes, or the next one after that and so on… it’s anyone’s game,” he added
Reflecting on his dominant performance in Singapore last time out, Rosberg said, “Singapore was a perfect weekend for me. The team did such an impressive job understanding what went wrong last year and turning it around.”
In last year’s race at Sepang, Mercedes faltered as Sebastian Vettel powered to victory for Ferrari, Rosberg recalled, “Malaysia didn’t work out perfectly for us last year, so if we can win it this time against such tough opposition that would be really awesome.”
“Red Bull and Ferrari are both pushing us really hard, so there will be some tough weekends ahead. It’s exciting for the fans and pushes us even harder to keep improving, so that’s a great thing,” added Rosberg.
Prior to this season Rosberg had never won a grand prix at Spa-Francorchamps, Monza or Singapore – the last three races which he has now won on the trot.
He goes to Malaysia, eight points ahead in the titel race, but not having stood on the top step of the Sepang F1 podium as yet and aiming to change that fact as he has done in the past three races.
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