Nico Rosberg has played down boss Ross Brawn’s claim that he is close to winning his first grand prix.<\/p>\n
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The 24-year-old German has outpaced teammate Michael Schumacher at every race in 2010 so far, finished the last two grands prix on the podium, and is second in the drivers’ championship.<\/p>\n
“Nico is very close to winning a race,” Brawn said, ahead of a substantial car upgrade for the weekend’s Spanish grand prix.<\/p>\n
But Rosberg told the German news agency DPA: “It would be nice, but we must be realistic.<\/p>\n
“At Mercedes we are not yet in a position to win, but in the coming weeks we should make some big steps and I’m hoping to make good progress.”<\/p>\n
As for the W01 winning in Barcelona this weekend, he insisted: “That would be expecting too much.\u00a0 But I do hope we can narrow the gap to Red Bull.”<\/p>\n
Rosberg said earlier this season that, with F1’s most famous driver occupying the other side of the garage, he is being very careful with his words in 2010.<\/p>\n
When asked on Monday if he is surprised to find himself as Mercedes’ number one, he answered: “So far I’m very pleased with how my season has gone.<\/p>\n
“I am especially happy to be second in the championship.\u00a0 I’m happy to have been ahead of Michael so far, but it is still too early to make comparisons.”<\/p>\n
Asked if he knows why he is faster than Schumacher, Rosberg said: “No.\u00a0 I only know that I have a good feeling with the car and am able to get a lot out of it.”<\/p>\n
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