Malaysia preview quotes: Williams

Physically, these races are really difficult, particularly for concentration, but that's why I worked so hard over the winter to be fit in these conditions. Every single minute of pain I felt during training played through my mind in Sunday's race! I'm going to Singapore with RBS this week to visit the new track there, then I'll have a couple of days to relax before making the trip to Malaysia.

Kazuki Nakajima: Firstly, we had a really good result in the opening Grand Prix in Australia and that's motivated all of us. I'm going to have a ten place grid penalty for Malaysia so it's going to be difficult for me, but I'm just going to concentrate on my race and do the best I can.

Sepang is a really nice track, it's tough on the car and tyres, but we have a good chance and I have a good feeling. Like in Australia, temperatures will be extreme again, so it's going to be another hard weekend for everyone. I'll be heading to Malaysia straight away to get some training in and to make sure I'm as ready as I can be for the weekend.

Sam Michael, Technical Director: It is always hot and humid in Kuala Lumpur and the weather forecast says this year's race will be no different. With only a week between these two Grands Prix, we will be focusing on tidying up any reliability issues that we encountered in Melbourne before Friday's practice.

Although our qualifying performance in Australia wasn't bad, particularly considering the time we lost in practice and then the red and yellow flags during qualifying itself, it wasn't good enough and didn't meet our expectations. We are therefore heading to Malaysia with a view to improving that and to build upon our second place in the constructors' championship. It seems that the field is very close this year so any additional tenths that we can find will help significantly.

The track layout in Malaysia consists of mainly medium and high speed corners and enough straight lines to place a certain level of importance on engine power. With a two stop strategy typical, and a few overtaking opportunities around the lap, it should be an exciting race. If it's anything like Melbourne, then it will only be good news for Formula One.