Rosberg: I feel very privileged to drive the best car

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has established himself as the man to beat, having won all five of the last five grands prix, and more importantly the first two of this season and thus setting himself up as the favourite for the 2016 Formula 1 world championship title.But the German is not taking anything for granted while he enjoys a streak of superb form, "It’s great to start the season in such a positive way. But I’m just taking things step by step, race by race and targeting a lot more wins to come."

"It’s important to enjoy times like these. I feel very privileged to drive the best car on the grid for the third year in a row and I intend to make the most of it," said Rosberg as he targets his 17th Formula 1 career victory.

Speaking ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, Rosberg said, "I’m going to China now knowing I can fight for the win, which is a great feeling to have. It’s especially good in this instance too, as Shanghai is a track with good memories for me."

"I took my first pole and win there back in 2012," he recalled. "So I head into this weekend on a massive high. I’m looking forward to the next battle."

"We haven’t seen the real Ferrari yet, so it could be a very exciting season ahead," insisted Rosberg who clearly does not only see teammate Lewis Hamilton as his title rival but also quadruple F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel.

With a maximum 50 points from two races, Rosberg leads the drivers' standings by 17 points to teammate Hamilton's 33, while Mercedes with 83 points scored thus far are already trouncing Ferrari by 50 points.