Nico Rosberg: “They have their favorite”

After a delicate start to the season, Nico Rosberg returned little by little in the wake of his teammate at Mercedes, the world champion Lewis Hamilton. Latest winner at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg in Austria, the German is only ten points behind his rival in the championship, and is counting on the British event to continue his momentum.

“With the extra day in the car on Wednesday (after the Austrian Grand Prix, Editor’s note), which has helped the team prepare for Silverstone, I feel ready to be in attack mode on a circuit that I really enjoy. It should suit our car well and we learned some useful things during testing, so I'm sure we'll be very strong once again. » explains the vice-world champion.

Rosberg, on the other hand, knows that the public will not be won over to his cause, having a logical preference for Hamilton, winner here last year. “ The crowd is truly incredible at this race and there is always a good atmosphere. Of course, I know they have their favorite! But we hope to have a great fight and keep the fans on their feet, especially the people in our factories who built such a machine. It’s great that they have a chance to come and see her in action, so this weekend we have to give them a big reward. »