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Melbourne will suit R30 better - Kubica

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Robert Kubica finished 11th in Bahrain © Sutton Images
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Robert Kubica believes that the Renault R30 will be better suited to the characteristics of the Albert Park circuit than at the opening round in Bahrain.

Kubica finished one place out of the points in Bahrain after an opening-lap tangle in Sakhir caused by Mark Webber's smoking Red Bull.

"Overall, before the start of the season, I had the feeling that Melbourne would be a better circuit for us than Bahrain," said Kubica. "Now that we have seen the other cars running and collected more information about where we stand, I think even more that it will be a good circuit for us.

"The circuit is very low grip at the start of the weekend and you need good mechanical grip, braking stability and ride, so I hope we can put in a strong performance and achieve the car's full potential."

And Renault chief race engineer Alan Permane even thinks the team will be able to mix it with the established top four this season. "We have some new aero parts for Melbourne, which should give us a bit more performance," he said. "There's a new front wing and a new part on the rear wing, which improves our overall downforce.

"The target [in Australia] is to get both drivers into Q3. I think that's realistic given our competitiveness. If we can do that then both drivers should be capable of fighting for points."

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