Piquet aims to learn from Australia errors

Nelsinho Piquet is hoping to learn from his mistakes during the Australian Grand Prix in order to bounce back in Malaysia this weekend

The Renault driver endured a disappointing Formula One racing debut, qualifying at the bottom of the grid before retiring from the race after a low-key performance.

"That is not how I had imagined my first Grand Prix would unfold, but I knew that it would not be easy and I was prepared for it," said Piquet in a team preview ahead of this weekend's race in Sepang.

"I did little running during Friday practice and that complicated things for the rest of the weekend.

"However, I learned a lot and I now know what a Grand Prix weekend is like - it passes very quickly and you need to be able to get comfortable straight away.

"I am now looking forward to the next race in Malaysia, so that I can put into practice all that I have learnt from my first race."

Piquet, who has raced before in Sepang during a round of the A1GP series, is hoping to get more running and qualify strongly.

"I hope that I can make more progress. In Melbourne I did little running in practice, my qualifying was disappointing and at the start of the race my car was damaged and I had to retire - it was therefore difficult to make much progress at all.

"I hope to be in a position in Malaysia to have a strong qualifying session so that I can have a good race and continue my apprenticeship. Each race will be the opportunity for me to learn and progress."