The Stuttgart-based brand 2012
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NEW CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE SILVER ARROWS
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Sunday in Shanghai was one of those days. Nico Rosberg won his first Grand Prix at his 111th attempt – 111 years (and three weeks) after the first ever Mercedes took victory at the 1901 Nice Speed Weeks.
What’s
more, this year marks exactly three decades since
Nico’s father Keke
became world champion – in a season that, just like 2012, saw
three different
winners of the first three races (on the road, at least, before the
first two
finishers in Brazil were disqualified for technical
irregularities…) Q&A with Norbert Haug, Head of
Mercedes-Benz
Motorsport “It’s
a reward for all our colleagues
who have put in so much work and who never let themselves be distracted
from
their dream of winning races in Formula One. It’s also the
perfect example that
you can achieve what you want to when the right conditions are put in
place and
you are totally committed to the direction you are heading in. Nico
showed
great class yesterday: it was a composed win, with an advantage of more
than 20
seconds.” What
were your emotions during the race and when Nico crossed the line? “I
was actually pretty calm – I had a
good feeling and after a few laps, I was already thinking that we could
get the
job done. It was unfortunate that Michael retired because of an
incorrectly
attached wheel nut after his pit-stop – he had been running
second and we could
maybe even have scored a one-two. It was a great feeling as Nico took
the flag
– just pure joy for all the people who have worked so hard
for this win.” |
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MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM, 2012 |