Nico Rosberg on the podium

Nico Rosberg adds a new podium to his record, in Malaysia, but climbs to such a place for the first time this year. The young German pilot also allows Mercedes to appear for the first time this season in such a position. However, he regrets not having known how to get off to a better start at the start of the race.

« I was too optimistic when I left, confides Nico Rosberg. I didn't get off to a good start, I skated trying to push too hard. As a result, they (Hag and Webber) escaped from the first meters. »

« I wasn?t as fast as expected with my soft tires, continues Rosberg. At the time of the pit stop, I even thought that Lewis Hamilton was going to come back at me because he seemed very fast. In the end, it?s a very good result for Mercedes and also Petronas, our main sponsor and for whom it?s a home race. »

Mercedes thus reached the podium for the first time this season but Nico Rosberg admits that the Brackley-based team is still behind Red Bull. " We don't yet have the car to fight for the Championship but we hope to get closer. We are not yet where we would like to be but it is a good start for us. The team has worked so hard that it is a great reward and we must use it to progress further. »