Just like Timo Glock, Adrian Sutil, Nick Heidfeld and Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg is looking forward to entertaining his local fans at the Nurburgring this coming weekend. With the Williams contender improving to some degree in recent races, the young German is now aiming at a strong result...

Nico, what have you been up in the three weeks between races

It was a busy week around Silverstone. Because it’s the team’s home Grand Prix, I went to the UK early to do lots of marketing and media commitments ahead of the weekend. It was then a busy race as well, so having the three weeks off before Germany was quite nice as I’ve spent the time just relaxing. I’ve been at home in Monaco catching up with friends and doing some training, I also took a short trip to Ibiza to spend some time on the beach!

How about your reflections on the British Grand Prix...

Our performance at Silverstone, in fact in Turkey as well, has given me lots of optimism. The team are doing a really good job in terms of development and that is showing on the track. At Silverstone, we had another fifth place and those points moved us up another position in the Constructors’. We need to keep making that kind of progress for the rest of the season now. Hopefully, we’ll be on the podium soon.”

What are your thoughts on the Nürburgring – from a technical perspective?

The Nürburgring is a very different track to say Silverstone because the average corner speeds are a lot slower. This means car set-up needs to be quite different so we will have a lot of things to test on Friday in order to find the right direction and to get the best out of the car. The FW31 has been very consistent and relatively quick on every track this year so I have high hopes that we can continue our good form.

As it is your home event, what are your thoughts on Germany and the Eifel region?

Going to Germany is a bit special for me as it’s my home Grand Prix and the circuit, together with Hockenheim, is the one that I know the best. Racing in front of your home crowd is a real buzz and the German fans in particular are really passionate about the sport, so there’ll be a good atmosphere. After a long break since the last race, I can’t wait to get back out on track now and getting another good result would make the weekend perfect for me.