Nico Rosberg says Mercedes have worked on corner speeds of W03 in Mugello – Formula 1 news
Nico Rosberg has said that the Mercedes are looking to increase their cars speed at corners and the Mugello test was used for this purpose.
Rosberg was not among the top time setters at Mugello and that was partly due to the areas Mercedes were targeting for the test. Mercedes 2012 car has shown good promise and has allowed Rosberg to secure his maiden victory at the Chinese Grand Prix.
So far Mercedes has not managed to fulfil its promising billing that was predicted prior to the season. Rosberg and his team mate Michael Schumacher have both had to go through retirements which has hampered their progress but they still remain in contention
for the titles as the season has so far seen four winners in four Grands Prix so far.
“It has been a good testing programme for us here in Mugello, and I have been able to complete a lot of mileage in my Silver Arrow around this amazing track,” he said. “Today, we learned a lot about tyre management, and this should help us at the next race
in Barcelona. There is still a lot of work to do of course, and we do need to improve our car in fast corners, but overall I am pleased with the progress that we have made here this week.”
Mercedes has fully utilised the Mugello test as Schumacher completed 144 laps and Rosberg ended up with 129. Team Principal Ross Brawn explained how the team has planned the test programme to perfection. He said even with the loss of some track time on Tuesday
due to the poor weather conditions Mercedes was able to get the most out of the test.
The team has been able to take a closer look at the car and work on some new developments and it has helped a lot in improving the car for the future races. The in-season testing has proved to be very beneficial in that respect and both Rosberg and Schumacher
have enjoyed the beautiful Mugello track added Ross Brawn.
It will be interesting to see how the team fares as the season moves to the European Grands Prix.
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