Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg confident for 2011 Italian GP after Belgium GP show – Formula 1 news
Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg has said that he is confident for the upcoming 2011 Italian Grand Prix after getting positive results in the Belgium Grand Prix weekend.
Rosberg added that he is happy as well as satisfied with how the things are working since the last couple of races of the 2011 Formula 1 season. However, the German stated that he is hopeful of having another successful race weekend at the Monza track, which
is scheduled to be held on September 11, 2011 in Italy.
Both the drivers Michael Schumacher and Rosberg did a great job in the 2011 Belgium Grand Prix. They came at the fifth and sixth places respectively in the final race classifications after a fight with their competitors.
The team driver, Rosberg is looking forward to successful Italian race weekend following the 2011 Belgium GP. He talked to the media and mentioned that he learnt a lot of things in the last race of the ongoing season.
In addition, the 26-year-old driver stated that the team’s MPG-W02 car was quite competitive in the high-speed corners of the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack. The Petronas-sponsored team driver is confident for the upcoming Italian race, as he believes his car
will support them during the Grand Prix.
Rosberg commented, “We learned at the last race in Spa that our car can be competitive at high-speed tracks, and we definitely took a step forward there. I am confident that we can do that again in Italy next weekend. I visited the factory this week and
I'm quite happy with how things are working out there.”
On the other hand, his teammate Schumacher mentioned that he is looking forward to another successful race weekend at the Monza racetrack this weekend following his fifth position in Belgium.
Schumacher said, “We achieved a good team result in Spa last weekend, and I especially enjoyed the overtaking battles and the challenge of making up so many places during the race. This gives us a boost going into the final part of the season, and we will
continue pushing hard to get the best possible results.”
Let’s see how both Germans perform in the upcoming Italian Grand Prix following their successful race weekend in Belgium.
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