Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn admires his drivers – Formula 1 news
Mercedes team principal, Ross Brawn has admired the performance of his drivers, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg in the 2012 Formula 1 season so far.
Brawn said that both the drivers have got terrific talent while he said that they are competent enough of scoring wins if they are provided with the right setup. Over and above, he said that they are extremely pleased with their drivers’ performance in the
season until now and are focussing to provide them with everything which they may need to enhance their race pace in the season ahead.
“Very professional, very committed, good attitude, speed, work very well in the team, work well together as a pairing - which is not always easy with drivers - and I believe both are more than capable of winning races if we provide the equipment. That is
all that you can ask from a driver,” he said.
At present, Rosberg is standing at 6th position in the drivers’ championship with 77 points. Furthermore, he is ahead of Jenson Button of McLaren and is behind Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus.
The German driver has performed inspiringly well in the first eleven grands prix. Even though, he struggled during the first two races, however, he made a tremendous comeback in the third race and took his maiden victory after claiming his first ever pole
position.
Later, he came 5th in the Bahrain GP and secured 7th place finish in the Spanish GP. Afterwards, he delivered a remarkable performance in the Monaco GP and secured the second podium finish. Later on, he came 6th in the next
two races and emerged as one of the most consistent point scorers in the current season.
Although, he has only scored 2 points in the last three races, nevertheless, he is positively looking forward to attain competitive results in the season ahead.
On the other hand, his compatriot and teammate, Schumacher is at 12th position in the drivers’ standings with 29 points. The seven-time world champion has retired in six races as he suffered with technical issues in his car.
Nonetheless, his third podium finish in the European GP has boosted up his morale and he is aiming to come up stronger in the remaining nine races after the summer smash.
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