Nico Rosberg has urged Williams to improve its performance in the 2008
Formula 1 campaign, after revealing that he ‘gave it his all' to claim the final point in the Turkish Grand Prix.
Having begun the season in a blaze of glory with the maiden rostrum finish of his career in the top flight Down Under in Melbourne, Rosberg has since suffered as
Williams' fortunes have dipped, snatching a sole point in Bahrain and being on-course for possibly sixth place in Barcelona – from all the way down in 15th on the grid – before the Toyota engine in the back of his FW30 went bang.
Despite struggling in qualifying – having only made the top ten on a couple of occasions this year to-date – the young German has invariably raced well, and the same was true in Istanbul as he out-ran
Toyota's
Jarno Trulli and
Red Bull Racing ace
David Coulthard to take the chequered flag in eighth position, just seven seconds adrift of the sister RBR machine of
Mark Webber.
“I am happy with my result,” the 22-year-old enthused afterwards. “I had a fantastic first lap, although I very nearly lost it all when [Nick] Heidfeld went wide while I was alongside him. He didn't know I was there, so I had to go off the track. When I came back on, I was all over the place but I then passed Coulthard and Trulli on the outside of turn three.
“I gave it my all on every lap and it was a fantastic race for me today. Anymore, though, is just not possible at the moment, but I am looking forward to the next two races which traditionally suit our car.”
Team-mate
Kazuki Nakajima, meanwhile, was considerably less fortunate, as the Japanese rookie found himself on the receiving end of the unwelcome attentions of
Force India's
Giancarlo Fisichella into turn one on the opening tour. The Italian slammed into the back of him, removing his rear wing in the process and meaning it was game over before the first lap was even out.
