More speed to come from McLaren

Lewis Hamilton is confident he can extract even more speed from his McLaren MP4-23 as he targets a “dream double” victory in Malaysia this weekend.

The British star got his title challenge off to the perfect start in Melbourne last Sunday, winning comfortably from pole position as his two main Ferrari rivals faltered.

He says he could have gone quicker if there had been more pressure on him at the front, but was perhaps slightly more cautious as it was the first race of the season.

"I had a great weekend in Australia but it wasn't a perfect weekend. I didn't get fastest lap,” he was quoted as saying in the British press on Wednesday.

“I could have produced more performance, there is more to come.

“I think, being the opening race, there were a few areas where I took my time.”

Hamilton is now hoping that McLaren can repeat the form it showed at Sepang last year, where he finished second in a surprise 1-2 for the team following Ferrari's runaway victory in the Melbourne season-opener.

He believes that Sepang performance should translate into strong pace again this year and is therefore aiming to seal the ideal start to the first two weeks of the new season.

“Winning in Malaysia would be a dream double,” he said.

“If not at least score as many points as we can.

“We have to push hard.

“Last year, we went to Melbourne and we didn't have the pace but we then went to Malaysia where we were quick so that should mean we will be quick again this weekend.”

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