Just one week after the Australian Grand Prix, the third race of the 2010 Formula One season will take place at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, the home race for the Mercedes GP’s title sponsor, PETRONAS, and the Malaysian company will be marking the occasion with a spectacular fan event, the PETRONAS Pit Pulse, in the centre of Kuala Lumpur throughout the week.

For team driver Nico Rosberg, his second fifth place finish in succession, this time at the Australian grand Prix on Sunday afternoon has given him confidence for an even stronger finish in round three, as the Sepang track is one of his favourites.

Therefore, he heads to Malaysia ready and eager to start fighting even harder....

"Malaysia is one of my favourite circuits on the Formula One calendar. It's fast and challenging with a nice layout and a real variation of corners which makes Sepang an exciting track to drive. I have generally qualified well there, starting from fourth on the grid last year and third in 2006,” he said.

“Although we didn't quite achieve the qualifying and race results that were our full potential in Australia, we made good progress on the set-up of our car over the weekend. Sepang is a different type of track to Albert Park but these developments should benefit us and it's a good circuit to see exactly how quick each team is at the moment.”

“We will hope to continue our run of points-scoring finishes and stay within reach of the leaders in the Championship. It's the home Grand Prix for our title partner PETRONAS and before the race weekend gets underway, I'm looking forward to our demo runs at the PETRONAS Pit Pulse on Wednesday."