Mercedes GP is favorite in Melbourne

The team Mercedes GP completed its tests in Barcelona in the best possible way. Already very fast on a dry track yesterday, Nico Rosberg was very competitive on a wet track today. ?It was very tough today, there wasn?t much grip, but it was very useful to gain experience with the wet tires., notes the young German. “We've made progress throughout testing this winter and it's really good to see that things are moving in the right direction. We will see if the work will pay off. »

Even if he did not complete a timed lap, Michael Schumacher was able to complete a few morning laps. “It's a good thing to have completed a few laps this morning and tried the Pirelli rain tires, explains the seven-time world champion. We managed our time well by working on our race procedures. It was a good week and we are very happy with our position heading into the first race of the season. »

Ross Brawn, Mercedes GP director, shares his drivers' views. The British engineer is delighted with the evolution of the W02. “We completed very productive testing in Barcelona on the latest version of the MGP W02 for the first race of the season in Australia, He launches. Our new package is as efficient as we hoped, but everything is changing Formula 1, so we will continue to search for better performance. Both drivers in the team have done a good job for the new season in terms of weekend simulations and we are now starting the final preparation for the first race. We will see where we are and how we should react. »

Mercedes seems well placed to position itself in the group of favorites in Melbourne.