Team Williams driver Pastor Maldonado hopeful of scoring at his debut race – Formula 1 news
Team Williams’ driver Pastor Maldonado has recently stated that he is hoping to score points at his debut race, the Australian Grand Prix of the 2011 Formula 1 season.
The season opening race, the Australian GP is scheduled to take place on 27 March, 2011.
The young Venezuelan replaced Nico Hulkenberg to become the full season driver for the new Formula 1 season for Team Williams.
During the pre-season test sessions, he was able to put up a decent showing. However, he admitted that he needs to focus on developing the new Williams ‘FW33’ along with his own performance as well in order to secure the best possible results for his team.
“I feel more than ready to start my first season in Formula One. I have never been to Melbourne before but we've done a good amount of testing which will add to the time I have spent learning the circuit in our simulator,” he said.
He is quite confident about his debut season and believes that he will not let his team down and perform up to their expectations.
His teammate Rubens Barrichello on the other hand is the most experienced Formula 1 driver in the history of the sport and this is going to be his second season with Williams.
The Brazilian stated that he is anxious to get back on the track soon keeping in mind that the season was already delayed for two weeks because of the postponement of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
“It was great to get more time at home with the kids but I want to get started and can't wait to see the red lights go out in Melbourne and for the season to be officially underway,” Barrichello said.
Nevertheless, the team is confident about its 2011 run and it is believed that they might even have the potential to challenge the top running teams for the podium positions according to some recent reports.
However, it will be revealed soon after the evaluation of Williams’ new car at the season opening race in Australia.
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