Rosberg: High hopes for 2011

Author of the three podiums of Mercedes GP in 2010, Nico Rosberg proved his worth against the seven-time World Champion, who seems to have had difficulty adapting to driving the W01. But the Silver Arrows fell short of expected performances, having even been threatened by Renault F1 for fourth place in the Manufacturers' Championship.

Under the leadership of Ross Brawn, former owner of the Brawn GP team with which he won both titles in the 2009 season, Mercedes GP was expected to be a contending team for the Drivers' and Constructors' titles in 2010. But everything is not yet clear. did not go as planned and things turned out to be more complicated.

“The expertise is there, but we need a little time for everything to move in the right direction,” Nico Rosberg told Auto Bild. “But we are on the right track. Ross Brawn runs the team structure well, and sooner or later it will pay off. It?s just a question of how to achieve this in time for the start of next season, because we must not forget that the gap to the leading teams is quite large. »

Michael Schumacher complained about his car with which he was not satisfied with the set-up. "I don't know, but it seems that I have adapted better to the set-up of the car which Schumacher », added Nico Rosberg. “He is a very strong teammate and I am really satisfied to have managed to finish the season ahead of him. We learned a lot from each other this season and it was very interesting for me to work with him. »