Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says he is optimistic of a better showing in 2012 – Formula 1 news
Nico Rosberg says he believes that Mercedes can not only improve on performance but can win races too.
Rosberg joined Mercedes in 2009 and was banking on the teams past performances as Brawn GP, to provide him with a platform to be amongst the best. Mercedes could not emulate the success the team had as Brawn GP.
“I decided to stay because I'm sure the situation will change,” Rosberg told Gazzetta dello Sport. “Mercedes is doing everything to create a winning structure. Ross Brawn has told me Aldo Costa is great and the other new technicians are very good too.”
The 26-year-old talked about his 2011 performance and said that even though he had bad luck during the initial part of the season with a crash in Monza, but that was not the reason he was not able to perform the way he wanted to.
The German admitted that it was more of a case of Mercedes not matching up the pace of the leaders on the grid. He said he does not like to label a performance with a tag of bad luck. The sport has different situations and drivers understand the nature quite
well. In the end, competitiveness is imperative for better results.
There was some speculation over his teammate Michael Schumacher and Rosberg involved in a rift, but he downplayed it and said that they both are competitive individuals and that the seven times champion provided him with a benchmark. He said he was also
surprised after ending up ahead of Schumacher in points.
“Almost all my friends are Italian, support Ferrari and ask me when I will drive a red car. But I'm not falling for it, because I'm German and to carry on driving for Mercedes is the greatest thing. I just lack a winning car, but I'm sure I'll have it in
2012. I can't wait,” Rosberg added.
It will be interesting to see how Rosberg performs in 2012, along with Schumacher who has also indicated that Mercedes will be much stronger in 2012. It will make for an exciting season if there is stiff competition between the teams.
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