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Montag, 16.Januar 2012The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 scored a commanding 1-2-3 in the Dubai 24-hour race (January 12th till 14th, 2012). The Abu Dhabi Black Falcon team claimed victory with Thomas Jäger (GER), Sean Edwards (ENG), Jeroen Bleekemolen (NED) and Khaled Al Qubaisi (UAE). After setting a new distance record of 628 race laps, final driver Al [...]
Silver Arrows works team to race as MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
Mittwoch, 7.Dezember 2011The Mercedes-Benz works Silver Arrows team will compete under the name ‘MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team’ from the 2012 season.
AMG is the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz, and has been synonymous with performance, sportiness, exciting driving and motorsport success for more than 40 years. The Mercedes AMG brand is the most successful in the history [...]
2001 Brazilian Grand Prix – Race
Sonntag, 27.November 2011Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher finished the final round of the 2011 Formula One season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, in seventh and 15th places today, at the end of this afternoon’s 71-lap race in Interlagos.
Nico ran a two-stop strategy of option/option/prime, stopping on laps 16 and 42. Michael was forced to [...]
F1 2011 Season Overtaking Analysis
Sonntag, 27.November 2011Overtaking – how much, not enough, or too much of the ‘wrong’ sort – has been a frequent topic throughout the 2011 season, since the advent of DRS (the Drag Reduction System) and Pirelli tyres.
What is beyond all doubt is that the overall levels of overtaking have climbed to record levels – there have [...]
2011 Brazilian Grand Prix – Qualifying
Samstag, 26.November 2011MERCEDES GP PETRONAS drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher qualified in sixth and 10th places respectively at Interlagos today ahead of Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
Both drivers will start the race with a new set of option tyres available, having saved one set during qualifying. Nico will start from P6 for the third time this season, [...]
2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Race
Sonntag, 13.November 2011Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher made up one place on their grid positions in today’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to finish in sixth and seventh places respectively at the end of the 55-lap race at the Yas Marina Circuit.
After an entertaining battle between the pair on the first lap, Nico emerged [...]
Race Preview Feature: 2011 Season Pit Stop Analysis
Sonntag, 13.November 2011The combination of DRS and Pirelli tyres has made 2011 a bumper year for Formula One, but not just in terms of on-track passing manoeuvres.
The characteristics of the Pirelli tyres, designed to improve the racing, have also seen the total number of pit stops rise steeply – so far, there have been an average [...]
2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Preview
Freitag, 11.November 2011The penultimate race of the 2011 Formula One World Championship takes place in Abu Dhabi and is the home race for Aabar, shareholder and partner of the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team.
Round 18 will be hosted at the impressive 5.554 km Yas Marina Circuit and is the season’s only twilight event, with the race starting [...]
Mercedes GP Petronas & Nico Rosberg agree contract extension
Donnerstag, 10.November 2011MERCEDES GP PETRONAS is delighted to confirm that the team and Nico Rosberg have agreed a multi-year contract extension to include the 2013 season and beyond.
Since joining MERCEDES GP PETRONAS for the 2010 season, Nico has achieved three podiums, scored 217 points and demonstrated that he belongs to the top group of drivers currently racing [...]
2011 Indian Grand Prix: Race
Sonntag, 30.Oktober 2011Strong drives from MERCEDES GP PETRONAS pair Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg saw them finish in fifth and sixth places respectively in today’s inaugural Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit.
Michael made up three places at the start, and followed a prime/prime/option strategy, stopping on laps 18 and 50. Nico [...]
2011 Indian Grand Prix – Qualifying
Samstag, 29.Oktober 2011Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher qualified in seventh and 12th places respectively today during qualifying for the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in New Delhi.
Both drivers completed two runs in Q1, firstly on the option tyre and then on the prime tyre. Michael suffered with tyre vibrations on [...]
Mika Häkkinen to make comeback as guest driver in Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
Montag, 24.Oktober 2011For the first time in four years, former Formula One and DTM driver Mika Häkkinen will climb into the cockpit of a racing car for the season finale of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup on 13th November in Zhuhai (China).
Häkkinen will be driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 for the six-hour race along with [...]
Jamie Green dominates final race for the AMG Mercedes C-Class
Sonntag, 23.Oktober 2011Jamie Green (AMG Mercedes C-Class) won the 2011 DTM season finale at Hockenheim by 7.6 seconds from Martin Tomczyk (Audi) after starting from second place on the grid. It was Green’s seventh DTM victory and his second at Hockenheim.
This was the 17th podium for the British driver, his sixth in a DTM race at [...]
The AMG Mercedes C-Class: the most successful car in DTM history
Sonntag, 23.Oktober 2011When the Hockenheimring stages the finale of the 2011 DTM season next weekend, this will also mark the end of an era in the world’s most popular touring car series: the AMG Mercedes C-Class will be retired after 158 races in DTM and ITC.
With a grand total of 84 victories (win ratio: 53%), it [...]
Jamie Green on front row for the 2011 DTM season finale
Samstag, 22.Oktober 2011Jamie Green (AMG Mercedes C-Class) will start as the best-placed Mercedes-Benz driver in tomorrow’s 2011 DTM season finale at Hockenheim.
He secured the second spot on the grid with a time of 1:32.920. Miguel Molina (Audi / 1:32.717) starts from pole position.
Green is on the front row of the grid for the fourth time this season [...]
Fifth DTM season for Ralf Schumacher in 2012
Donnerstag, 20.Oktober 2011Ralf Schumacher will continue to race for Mercedes-Benz in the 2012 DTM season.
Schumacher has been competing in the world’s most popular touring car championship since 2008, and next year will be his fifth in the series. This season saw him score his first two podium finishes – in the opening race at Hockenheim and [...]
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