Williams: Engine problems fixed.

Williams technical director, Sam Michael has confirmed that the engine problems in Malaysia have been addressed by them and engine partner, Cosworth ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

Williams locked out the second row at Sepang two weeks ago, with Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber lining up third and fourth on the grid. However it all went pear-shaped in the race, when both were forced out early on, after quite spectacular blow-ups.

"The team is confident that the source of both the engine and hydraulic maladies at Sepang have been identified and rectified," the team stated in their pre-event preview.

Indeed both Williams and Cosworth have been busy since the last event with test drivers, Alex Wurz and Narain Karthikeyan running a three-day test in Valencia. Part of that programme included validating fixes for the two mechanical failures experienced in Malaysia.

"Both cars will have new engines for Melbourne, with an upgrade to the part that failed on Nico's car in Malaysia. The problem on Mark's car in Malaysia was a cracked hydraulics pipe which we have also addressed," explained Michael. "We are confident that the FW28 will be competitive and are looking forward to a good race."

Cosworth are also convinced the team can go well in Oz, so that they can add to the points scored in Bahrain, when Webber and Rosberg finished sixth and seventh, opening the account.

"The Melbourne engines incorporate an update in response to the failure in Malaysia and this has been tested both on the dyno and in Valencia last week," continued Cosworth's head of F1 race engineering, Simon Corbyn. "Feedback on the CA2006 engine performance from the first two races has been very positive so we're looking forward to the weekend in Melbourne."