Motor Sport:Sebastian Vettel refused to dwell on a frustrating start to the Formula One season in which mechanical failures robbed the German Red Bull driver of victories in the opening two races.
Vettel qualified on pole position in Bahrain and Melbourne but was unable to capitalise on winning positions in both races, limping home in fourth place in the season opener and retiring on the 25th lap in Australia.
"Look, we don't lead the championship, it would be nice to be, but it didn't happen," Vettel told reporters ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.
"There are a lot of positives we can take from the race, we had a very strong car in qualifying and in the race but for various reasons we didn't finish.
"We have to focus on the next race and not the last one. We move on. What happened in Bahrain and Melbourne is history and we can not change that now."
Vettel added that the disappointment of being unable to make the most of his excellent qualifying sessions was easier to take because driver error was not an issue.
"On Sunday afternoon I wasn't looking too happy after we had the failure (in Melbourne). I can't really do anything special to vent my frustration. At the end of the day there was not much I could have done better," he added.
"If I had spun off it would have been my fault and it's more difficult to get over but the cars are built on the limit and we didn't have a single problem during testing, but shit happens and we must carry on.
"Of course, at the time it is very frustrating and the whole team was down but things have moved on. Coming here a week later, we are all happy again and looking forward to this race."