Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes need to make further improvements – Formula 1 news
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has said that they need to make further improvements in their car so as to attain better results in the season ahead.
Rosberg has retired in two out of first four grands prix and struggled with the tyre degradation issue in the Bahrain GP due to which he could only secure 9th place finish despite taking a start from the pole position. However, he is not feeling
upset and is confidently looking forward to perform well in the forthcoming races.
The German driver has said that he is sure that everyone at their factory is working very hard to resolve the issues which they face in the preceding race so as to come up stronger in the season ahead. In addition, he insisted that they have to make further
advancements in their car in order to enhance its pace and to improve their tyre management.
“I am sure; the factory is working a lot better,” Rosberg said. “There's more people there, better communication, it's going in a stronger direction so definitely there's progress, yeah. We still have a few weaknesses now which were uncovered - especially
in Bahrain because there were extreme conditions - so we still saw that we need to make further improvements and further improve our understanding of the tyres and all that.”
Besides, he stated that the competition is very tough and they need to keep on making essential developments in their car to compete well with their rivals in the approaching races.
“That's also because this year it's all very different, much more extreme with the tyres the way they are so you need to keep on pushing further and further,” he added.
It will be important to mention that the Silver Arrows showed amazing pace in Barcelona during the pre-season testing. But, the 27-year-old played down the significance of winter testing results. Nevertheless, he said that they are targeting to gather the
necessary information about their update package in the Friday practice at Circuit de Catalunya to make further advancement in their car to attain competitive results in the race to make their position stronger in this year’s championship.
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