Mercedes’ highly-anticipated 2012 car made its track debut this week during a secret test day at Silverstone. “Lots of questions about Silverstone and shakedowns,” admitted the Northamptonshire based team on ...
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Schumacher to be first to test new Mercedes
Michael Schumacher will beat Nico Rosberg to the wheel of Mercedes’ 2012 car. After the major teams unveiled and ran their new cars at Jerez last week, Mercedes’ W03 will ...
Read More »Mercedes fast with radical 2012 ‘F-duct’ front wing
Alongside step noses, clever exhausts and Lotus’ surprise pace, another point of interest in the Jerez paddock this week is Mercedes’ radical front wing. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said ...
Read More »No secrets behind Mercedes’ late launch decision – Haug
Mercedes will not stun the F1 world with a secret 2012 innovation, Norbert Haug insists. The German marque’s competition boss is referring to the fact that the Brackley based team ...
Read More »Berger tips Schumacher to quit after 2012
Adrian Newey is Red Bull’s guarantee to remain a F1 frontrunner, according to Gerhard Berger. The former ten-time race winner knows the Briton well, having won the 2008 Italian grand ...
Read More »Rivals cannot write off Schumacher – Glock
It is a mistake to write off Michael Schumacher. That is the claim of the seven time world champion’s countryman Timo Glock, who drives for the back-of-the-grid Marussia team. 43-year-old ...
Read More »Schumacher not ideal teammate for Rosberg – Hill
Nico Rosberg is not sharing his pit garage with the ideal teammate, according to 1996 world champion Damon Hill. On the face of it, the 26-year-old German might be regarded ...
Read More »FIA to tinker with DRS zones for 2012 – report
F1’s controversial “DRS” innovation is staying put for 2012, according to an Italian report. While many hailed the moveable rear wing flaps’ contribution to overtaking last season, others criticised the ...
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