Nasr aims to take Sauber back to the points

Rookie driver Felipe Nasr has said that he wants to score points with Sauber this season.

The Swiss team failed to score any points last season, but signs from pre-season testing are positive and suggest that they can have a better year in 2015.

Nasr has a high reputation from his time in junior racing, and he is planning to stay in F1 for a long time, but he admits that this season will be a steep learning curve.

He told F1.com: “The only thing I’m really aiming for is to get the team back in the points, and of course to score my first points in F1. This is what I want to achieve.

“But I think it goes beyond that. The knowledge of races, how to understand races in F1, the strategies - there’s so many things I’m looking forward to experiencing. It’s all new for me.

“There are a few tracks I don’t know throughout the year, so I expect to go through the season completing as many races as I can, getting the best from the car I can.

“I also want to develop as a driver - it’s my first year in F1, so I still think that there is a lot that I can develop throughout the year. I’m looking forward to gaining experience, race by race.”

Marcus Ericsson is Nasr’s team-mate this year.

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