Mercedes GP seem thrilled for the British Grand Prix
The Mercedes GP team still seems hopeful and satisfied. Since the start of the year the team had not been able to do very good, although one of the team drivers Nico Rosberg had been able to grab some decent places a few times this season but the main team player, Michael Schumacher for whom a lot of hype as well as hope was settled by the team had not been able to do very good the entire season.
The seven times World Championship Winner Schumacher had joined the race this season after a gap of three years. In the year 2006 he announced his retirement however came back to join the sport this season.
Currently the team stands at fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship with a total of one hundred and eight points bagged so far. Nico had been able to get a decent total of seventy four points whereas luck had not been at Schumacher’s side the entire season as he stands at the ninth place with only thirty four points so far.
As the Formula One caravan moves to one of its oldest rendezvous, Silverstone track this weekend for its mid season race, the British Grand Prix, all teams seem excited and thrilled. The two Mercedes drivers also talked about how they felt before leaving for the Silverstone circuit.
Michael Schumacher, who had not been on the track for the past three years said that Silverstone stand as a very special race for him as it is a very important one for his team. Moist of the team crew at the factories of Mercedes are from Barkley and Brixworth who work like h**l the entire season and hope to see the team perform very good at their home land. He told that he wanted the race to be a success for his team members as they would love to see them grab some points.
He accepted the fact that they were less competitive in Valencia Spain last month than what was hoped from them for which, he said, he would want to make up for this time. He told that in the last race though their race pace was quite promising but as they had a poor qualifying speed therefore they did not get a great start.
He further told that he has great memories of Silverstone in his past years and would want to add to them this time as well.
The other Mercedes GP driver, Nico Rosberg who had his last year’s race finished at fifth place said that Silverstone is one the best circuits and so is the crowd here . He added that this track provides a lot of challenge and excitement for a driver. He thinks that every driver loves to race at this place. He told that the layout is though demanding with a few very quick corners however he is thrilled to see the new changes in the Arena complex for this year. He added that above all he loves the atmosphere that the fans create here which he thinks would be even better this year with their factories just around the corner of the road and the entire team there to support them.
Overall Mercedes seem very hopeful as already said by Nico that a few good finishes could bring him, back to the battle of the title. Also this race is very important fir Schumacher who had not been able to prove his potential since he has returned back to Formula One. If this race goes with little luck for the team they would be out of the fight for this season.
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