Michael Schumacher to attend DTM season opener at Hockenheim
Mittwoch, 25.April 2012The DTM enters a new era on 29 April, with spectacular new cars and a third premium manufacturer competing for the title.
They are all good reasons why Michael Schumacher will attend the opening race of the world’s most popular touring car series. Michael will be at Hockenheim for the opening race weekend of the [...]
Barcelona Test, Day Three
Freitag, 24.Februar 2012Michael Schumacher was back in the car today for the penultimate day of this week’s test for the F1 W03 car.
Michael completed 127 laps and 592 km, taking the team’s total mileage for the F1 W03 to 1756 km. Michael ran soft and hard compound Pirelli tyres throughout the day as he worked through the [...]
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS presents F1 W03 in Barcelona
Dienstag, 21.Februar 2012Mercedes-Benz this morning marked two world premieres at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, with the unveiling of the 2012 Silver Arrow, the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W03, and the first public sneak preview of the brand-new Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG.
The new high-performance roadster, which develops 537 PS while delivering weight savings of 125 kg [...]
2011 Belgien Grand Prix – Preview
Freitag, 26.August 2011The first race after the summer break takes place this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix, Round 12 of the 2011 Formula One World Championship, hosted at the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit. For Michael Schumacher, the race will mark his 20th anniversary in Formula One, having made his debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix.
During qualifying, [...]
2011 Hungarian Grand Prix: Preview
Freitag, 29.Juli 2011he third of the 2011 season’s four sets of back-to-back races continues this weekend in Budapest with Round 11 of the Formula One World Championship, the Hungarian Grand Prix, taking place at the Hungaroring.
The Hungarian Grand Prix will be the 100th race for the Mercedes 2.4 litre V8 engine. The Hungarian Grand Prix has been [...]
F1: German Grand Prix 2011: Preview
Freitag, 22.Juli 2011The 2011 Formula One season reaches its midway point this weekend with Round 10, the German Grand Prix, hosted at the historic Nürburgring circuit in the Eifel Mountains on Sunday 24 July. After the British Grand Prix on 10 July, the weekend will be the second home race in a row for the MERCEDES GP [...]
2011 Canadian Grand Prix: Race – Schumacher 4th
Sonntag, 12.Juni 2011A dramatic Canadian Grand Prix which ran to just over four hours today saw Michael Schumacher finish in fourth place after a strong drive; he finished less than half a second from a podium place. Nico Rosberg finished just outside of the points in 11th position.
The race featured a total of seven Safety Car periods, [...]
2011 Spanish Grand Prix – Preview
Mittwoch, 18.Mai 2011The Spanish Grand Prix, Round Five of the 2011 Formula One World Championship, takes place on Sunday 22 May at the Circuit de Catalunya outside Barcelona.
The track has hosted the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991, and Mercedes-Benz powered cars have won five times. Of the 20 grands prix held at this [...]
F1 Barcelona Test – Day 1
Samstag, 19.Februar 2011Formula One’s third pre-season test began at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today with Michael Schumacher kicking off the programme for the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team. Nico Rosberg will take over the car on Saturday and Sunday, before Michael completes the four-day test on Monday.
With the track damp from overnight rain and [...]
F1 Jerez Test – Day Three
Sonntag, 13.Februar 2011Michael Schumacher was in action again today for the third day of this week’s test in Jerez. Nico Rosberg will take over at the wheel of the MGP W02 for the fourth and final day of the test tomorrow.
The team’s programme included systems checks with the adjustable rear wing, tyre evaluations with the different Pirelli [...]
F1 Jerez Test – Day two
Samstag, 12.Februar 2011Michael Schumacher took over the MGP W02 car in Jerez today for the second day of this week’s test programme.
Running with the Mercedes KERS operational throughout the day to continue Michael’s familiarisation process, the team focused on system checks with shorter runs in the early part of the day, before progressing to set-up work and [...]
New Silver Arrow debuted at Valencia
Dienstag, 1.Februar 2011The debut of the MGP W02, the new Silver Arrow for the 2011 Formula One World Championship, took place this morning at the Valencia Circuit in Spain with the new challenger unveiled in front of the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team garage by Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher.
The result of twelve months intense design and development [...]
Mercedes-Benz Magic Moments
Montag, 31.Januar 2011A moment – a brief instance. An experience. Different perspectives. This 29th of January saw many inspiring moments, some of them of world significance. It was the 125th birthday of the motorcar! A magic moment for Mercedes-Benz.
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2010 Year in Review: January to March
Dienstag, 28.Dezember 2010Slowly the year 2010 comes to an end. In the first part of review we look at the highlights of the months January to March.
E-Class Cabriolet
Positive signals underline the Mercedes-Benz presence at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. The highlight of the opening day was the debut of the new E-Class Cabriolet, which is [...]
Mercedes-Benz TV-Spot ‘Sunday Driver’
Sonntag, 26.Dezember 2010A Mercedes-Benz will bring you through the winter in style. However, even a 4MATIC drive cannot protect a professional racing driver from the other drivers …
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F1-Final Abu Dhabi: Nico Rosberg fourth
Sonntag, 14.November 2010An excellent drive by Nico Rosberg today saw him finish in fourth place at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Michael Schumacher was out of the race on the first lap after spinning and subsequently being hit by another car.
A good strategy call from the team to bring Nico in under the [...]
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