Rosberg hopes to bounce back in Bahrain

Having finished on the podium in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Rosberg and teammate Kazuki Nakajima struggled for pace in Sepang, with their car unable to generate enough grip from its tyres on the track's new asphalt.

However, with the track surface in Bahrain more suitable for the Williams, Rosberg believes the team can resume their battle for points at Sakhir.

"I'm really looking forward to this weekend," said the German. "Bahrain is one of my favourite tracks and I've had some great results there.

"Last year, we didn't get the best out of the weekend, but we've learnt from that and we'll be better this year, and we will come back stronger after the struggles in Malaysia.

"The track and asphalt surface of the Sakhir circuit are more suited to our car so we shouldn't encounter the same problems again. As a whole, it's been quite an extreme start to the season.

"We had a very strong start and then a bit of a down, but that's the way it is in racing and you just have to get on with it. We've already learnt a lot from the past two races and we will make progress going into these next few races.

Nakajima is equally upbeat about the team returning to form in Bahrain.

"We've had a bit of a mixed start to our season," explained the Japanese. "The race in Melbourne was obviously very good, and then Malaysia was not so good for us.

"We've learnt lessons from both Grands Prix and I'll be doing my best to help get the team back to where we think we should be.

"Personally, I think that the track in Bahrain is really good. It's a great circuit for racing because there are a few opportunities to overtake, so I'm looking forward to having a good race there."