Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton believes that he can record a higher finish this weekend in the Malaysian Grand Prix than he did in Melbourne.
The Brit claimed fifth place on his debut for the Silver Arrows at the Australian Grand Prix last weekend and exceeded public expectations with his new team.
However, the 28-year-old feels that he can improve on that performance in Kuala Lumpur this Sunday.
"Our understanding of the tyres has improved," Hamilton told The Telegraph.
"For the next race I think that we will be much stronger - we have a good development platform. I'm really happy with that first result. We can use the 10 points as a base. Everyone was talking us down but I hope this is the beginning of better things.
"I definitely feel that the team are flat out - they are on it. We're moving in the right direction and we have some bits coming that I hope can allow us to make the next step."
Kimi Raikkonen was victorious in the Australian opener, with Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel coming second and third respectively.
