Haug wants the same result as in Spa

Since the start of the season, never Mercedes W02 had never appeared in such good shape. With the two cars in the top six, the star firm left Belgium with a smile. The Vice-President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport now hopes that his troops will be able to repeat such a performance next week at Monza.

“Monza offers the highest top speeds of the year, around 350 km/h, the best average lap speeds, and with 83%, the highest percentage of lap time spent at full throttle, underlines Norbert Haug. It is not for nothing that it is nicknamed “The Temple of Speed”. The engine and Srec will play an important role on this circuit, but it is also important to develop an effective low-downforce package, and to ensure that the car is stable during braking phases. Michael (Schumacher) and Nico (Rosberg) both had a solid and trouble-free race at Spa to sign a very good overall result for the team with 5th and 6th final places. We aspire to more or less the same things at Monza. Saturday September 10 will also mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Wolfgang von Trips in tragic circumstances during the 1961 edition. Von Trips was well placed to become the first German world champion in F1 with Ferrari, and also drove sports cars for Mercedes in the early years of his career. »