A Monaco story: When Nico met Mika
Dienstag, 22.Mai 2012It’s a scene that happens hundreds of thousands of times a day around the world: two people meet in a lift, greet each other and begin to chat about work and life.
The twist in this particular story, though, is that the elevator is in Monte-Carlo; the two men are resident in the same apartment [...]
2012 Spanish Grand Prix: Qualifying – Maldonardo on Pole
Samstag, 12.Mai 2012Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher will start the Spanish Grand Prix from ninth and seventh positions respectively following today’s qualifying hour at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Today’s qualifying was dominated by a strategic use of tyre sets with a view to tomorrow’s race. Just three teams got both their cars into the top ten shoot-out this [...]
2012 Chinese Grand Prix: Race – First victory for Mercedes AMG Petronas
Sonntag, 15.April 2012Nico Rosberg took a commanding victory at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai today. Starting from pole position, he took the chequered flag with a 20s margin over the second placed car, achieving his first win in Formula One.
Nico ran a two-stop option/prime/prime strategy to win by 20.626 seconds over Jenson [...]
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 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 [...]
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 Korean Grand Prix – Race
Sonntag, 16.Oktober 2011Nico Rosberg finished the Korean Grand Prix in eighth place today with team-mate Michael Schumacher forced to retire on lap 16.
Nico completed a two-stop strategy on laps 13 and 27, running used option/new prime/new prime tyres. Michael started the race on new option tyres and stopped once on lap 14, for new prime tyres, before [...]
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 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 3
Montag, 21.Februar 2011Nico Rosberg was in action at the wheel of the MGP W02 in Barcelona today for the second day of this week’s test.
A positive day of running saw Nico complete further acclimatisation work with the KERS system, alongside set-up comparisons and aerodynamic evaluations in the morning session. During the afternoon, the team successfully completed [...]
F1 Barcelona Test – Day 2
Sonntag, 20.Februar 2011Nico Rosberg was in action at the wheel of the MGP W02 in Barcelona today for the second day of this week’s test.
A positive day of running saw Nico complete further acclimatisation work with the KERS system, alongside set-up comparisons and aerodynamic evaluations in the morning session. During the afternoon, the team successfully completed its [...]
F1 Jerez Test – Day four
Montag, 14.Februar 2011Nico Rosberg was on duty in Jerez today for the fourth and final day to conclude the team’s second pre-season test.
Nico’s programme was to continue the set-up and development work from the previous three days, alongside further acclimatisation to the KERS system. A precautionary engine change interrupted the programme with good work from the team [...]
A Special Day with Nico Rosberg
Freitag, 4.Februar 2011Nico Rosberg is visiting the biggest Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen for the second time – but it’s for the first time that he’s testing the simulators in the car development!
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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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