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Rosberg targets Sepang podium

WIL2008101738507 PVWilliams driver Nico Rosberg finds himself perfectly placed to challange for a podium in tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix in Speang.

The German youngster hustled his FW31 onto the third row of the grid in sixth place but will move up to third place when Rubens Barrichello and Sebastian Vettel take their grid penalties.

Rosberg P1 in overcast Sepang practice

WIL2008101151202 PVNico Rosberg topped the timesheets in the final practice session ahead of what could be a wet qualifying session for the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.

Rosberg positive despite lacklustre finish to GP

Nico Rosberg TurkeyWilliams’ Nico Rosberg has spoken of his optimism for the season ahead despite dropping to sixth place in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix.

The German lost some places towards the end of the race after his tyres began to drop off, but up to that point he and his Grove-based outfit were having a stellar weekend.

Will Rosberg’s gamble pay off?

williams toyota fw31 01The casinos of Monte Carlo would appear to have rubbed off on Monegasque youngster Nico Rosberg.

The Williams driver won a televised poker tournament in Italy last month seeing off competition from Formula One’s established card players Robert Kubica, Giancarlo Fisichella, Adrian Sutil and former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine.

Post Qualifying Quotes: Williams

Kazuki Nakajima on making it into Q3 – which almost cost Lewis Hamilton a place in the top ten.

Rosberg raises Williams’ hopes ahead of 500th GP

Rosberg MonzaNico Rosberg paved the way for celebrations in Williams’ 500th Grand Prix tomorrow after pulling out a sensational lap in the wet to go fifth quickest in Monza.

The German youngster was one of a handful of drivers to set a quick lap at the beginning of Q2 before the conditions worsened, catching out Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen.

Rosberg arrives late at Spa

One face noticably missing from the Spa-Francorchamps paddock yesterday was that of Williams driver Nico Rosberg. The German driver was reportedly at Silverstone, England, where he was sheking down a FW30. The move is slightly unusual because Nico Hulkenberg, the team’s test driver, would normally be expected to complete this sort of task.

Rosberg brandishes Webber “stupid”

Nico RosbergNico Rosberg blamed Mark Webber for spinning off during practice ahead of this weekend’s European Grand Prix at Valencia.

The Williams driver lost control of his car at the final corner and spun across the path of Webber into the run-off area.

Hungary should suit us, hopes Rosberg

Nico Rosberg expects Williams to be stronger at Hungary than they have been in recent races, and is hoping for a good result after a disappointing run of form.

Rosberg gives Russian GP the thumbs up

Rosberg MoscowNico Rosberg has given plans to bring Formula One to Russia a ringing endorsement.

The Williams driver gave Moscow residents a taste of Formula One last week when he hustled the FW29 around the perimeter of the Kremlin and Red Square as part of a promotional event.