Grand Prix of Great Britain 2011 F1: Renault engines may not blow at 50% as the Mercedes

The controversy has come to an end, or at least for now. Renault engines are not so limited as the rest, the Mercedes. This means that the propellers, with the exception of the Mercedes, will only allowed blow to 10 per cent to 18. 000rpm during braking. Germans on the other hand can do up to 50% reliability issues.
The decision of the FIA this morning not has established nothing well to Red Bull if we stick to what indicates Autosport. On the fly, both Christian Horner and Adrian Newey has been search and capture of Charlie Whiting to discuss the issue. Yesterday Renault had received the go-ahead to make their engines pumped 50% of the gas in braking, such as the Mercedes are allowed.
Update: the Mercedes engines are allowed to inject gasoline by 50 per cent of the cylinder during braking to ensure the reliability of the engine have been designed to work that way.
The FIA to vary still entangled more account. There is no more than read the press conference in which Christian Horner and Martin Whitmarsh took all the attention. As always the regulator comes late to take action on the operation of the diffuser blown during braking. Thus the credibility of formula one, are loading if it is that you still have credibility. It seems the FIA to legislate based on whims and upstream.
What may not be is that some enjoy certain favoritism, see Mercedes, and others not, see Red Bull and the other teams. It should be for all or for any coffee. Nothing beautiful children who play with advantage for whatever reason. If you're not distorting the rules of the game.
Rules of the game which perhaps never existed to change them the FIA as it pleases and when he comes in WINS. Do not realize the damage they are doing to formula one, although surely seek whatever controversy and grab the attention of the media, the best way to do free advertising.

Michael Schumacher acknowledged that not all goes well in Mercedes GP

It's funny but is not nothing usual read that Michael Schumacher admitted that something is not going well, or not going as well as it was expected. In this case, the statements pointing in the direction that the 2011 Formula one season is not going as planned despite the current optimism, and it is now exactly the role of Schumacher in the structure of Mercedes in F1.
The benefits are not expected, developments do not arrive with expected efficiency and the alacrity, and most critical is that the benefits are affected by the fact that working on improving "many things at once". This lack of focus, or more well excess of diversity make that progress is slow and sometimes seems erratic. In fact this season have not stepped still the podium even if they are really close.
By 2012 things should be better. Michael Schumacher glimpse (in my opinion) is his role in the team that is none other than the develop Mercedes GP as a team of top level. I don't think it is in the team for (future) results themselves, if not of the team as a whole, thing that surely will see in the short term:

All our attention is focused on building the team. That is the focus at the moment, without exception or limitation

Mercedes GP expected an extraordinary race in Valencia

It seems that the "almost podium" of Michael Schumacher in Canada has given wings to the optimism within the team Mercedes GP, they see the next race in Valencia as the next step climbing in the season. For that will be displayed in the Grand Prix of Europe's strongest, but not by chance if not in their own right. The track seems that it likes to both pilots and Finales highly motivated with a view to the next event.
It is not for less, fourth on Michael Schumacher at Canada represents the principle of support media generalized to "recovery" of the heptacampeon and his increasingly feasible first podium after his return. That of itself it will be news, and that will revitalize the fans more unconditional German. For me is always news that Nico Rosberg is about to explode as driver, but I understand that in other contexts it is more profitable to pull his partner, which ultimately sold more.
According to Ross Brawn is a very interesting and made track tailored to your computer:

The track of Valencia has a resemblance with Montreal, with its long straights and its slow corners. Sure that it is an interesting challenge was a fast and also urban track. The traction is paramount here, very important. Although we must work on the rhythm of our cars we had a great weekend in Canada and was a reward for us to fight for the podium

The truth is that Mercedes GP is already time promising good benefits and after Canada it is logical that they are happy and hopeful. Certainly the conditions of the track and the race, the dropouts forward and more factors such as the fate (that I don't mind her, but it exists) made that Schumacher was close. But this is F1 and things are as well, to rate there must be, to get on the podium or win, also.

Nico Rosberg will continue in Mercedes GP until 2016

After the extension of the contract of Fernando Alonso, another pilot that terminated his contract in 2012, Nico Rosberg, will extend his contract with Mercedes GP for four season, until 2016. The German pilot ensures a hole in the team after the end of the first "block". It will be to see if Michael Schumacher, whose contract ends in 2012 also, renewed or decides to hang up the town definitely (who think otherwise that raise your hand).
In this way, Britney Spears (as he called his mecanicos at Williams F1) or the Prince of Shrek (as affectionately call him elsewhere) ensures the presence in a top team for four years more. It is clear that Mercedes GP will invest much in search of his first victory in formula one and Nico Rosberg will, a priori, be his number one driver. All for not exceed 130 races needed Mark Webber to achieve a victory (Rosberg leads 95).

Mercedes GP with an eye on 2012

The tale of the dairy is having its reflection in formula one, and more specifically in Mercedes GP. At the end of 2009, the giant automotive German, Mercedes-Benz, in collaboration with Aabar, purchased Brawn GP. The best way to get fast results as he bought a champion team. But after more than half a century of absence at the highest level, the new team, Mercedes GP, not could translate those hopes into successes.
That is why, in the middle of last season, the team led by Ross Brawn decided to abandon the development of the Mercedes GP MGP W01 to focus on the single-seat of the current season. In any case, all the effort is not paying off and neither Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg are fighting for the positions of privilege that waited in the team. The President of Mercedes-Benz, Dieter Zetsche already warned: without WINS is not justified the presence of Mercedes in formula one, but in a compromise. Brawn, rest assured.
Even so, Mercedes GP are pleased with the evolution of the team so far, although they recognize that they are already looking to next year. Before anyone else.

We have all the elements that we need to have an excellent car next season. We had to squeeze everything to win the Championship in 2009, and pay the price for it in 2010

Words of Ross Brawn that never cease to be a toasts to the sky. Last year was the same and if you look at the results so far, we could say without fear to mistake that compared with the current season (with him that we have of it), 2010 was a better year. Is it something of the pilots?

Sam Michael won't have trouble finding new work. Ferrari and Mercedes GP will attempt to sign him

A couple of weeks, Sam Michael, whose contract ends at the end of the season, announced that he would leave Williams F1. The technical team of Grove responsible will leave Williams after 11 years of service. New required airs both for some and for others. Michael is not only already goes to the current head of aerodynamic, Jon Tomlinson, will also seek new challenges.
But it seems that Sam Michael not will find it hard to find new job the rumors already indicate that Ferrari and Mercedes gp would be interested in making their services. Although they will not be the only ones. That Yes, with the advantage that apart from Red Bull and McLaren (both have well covered with Adrian Newey and Paddy Lowe as respectively) no team can count on the aura of Ferrari or Mercedes GP money.
In the case of Ferrari, everything seems to indicate that the Italianization of the team has not been as successful had wanted. Replace Aldo Costa with Sam Michael symbolic return to times past with no-italianos taking the reins of the Italian team. Much more successful than the current times, that ultimately is what they want from Maranello.

Paul Di Resta would be happy in the cockpit of a Mercedes GP

Not finished talking about a pilot that will be the beans himself from now when we have another pilot who speaks of her future happiness. Paul Di Resta, without a doubt the rookie of the season with performances well above expectations to a Force India commanders, declares that the cockpit of a Mercedes GP would make him happy. There is this, but we have to qualify it because the source of the news has a bit of whiff to misrepresent the words of Di Resta.
Paul Di Resta continues to be a protege of Mercedes, that anyone hesitate, and possibly one day we see uploaded to one of the cars of Ross Brawn, but for now he has a contract with Force India, and on the one hand it must comply with it while on the other still should consolidate as a F1 driver. Say that I, with all my ability to be wrong, but go from being a promising rookie solid and consolidated to a pilot there is a way, which by the way not all promising pilots arrive to overcome.

I am part of the Mercedes family, and I would not mind returning some day become a full time Member

Speculation is also going to the figure of Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP within. According to many "experts" (so entrecomillo provided that did not say me what experts are talking about), Schumacher is in form and not show progress over the last year. I am not going to say otherwise, view results, they are but from my experience if not be what is happening on the most intimate of the team, it cannot be said that Schumacher is finished. It is more likely to be on the receiving end of his career than not elsewhere with more tour, but guess this is something quite obvious. You have more than 40 years, right? Then that.
If Schumacher left the team obviously had a vacant square and Paul Di Resta would in my view, a big bet. A champion of the DTM is not an anyone and there I am with the Motorsport-Total. For the moment, on the other hand, I think that the wisest thing is to see how events are developed and how it evolves Di Resta. I hope it continues in the line marked since the beginning of 2011 (in Turkey was something touched by family issues, it seems), and in the future we will talk about in a few months, when it comes.

Maserati and Mercedes dominate Superstar series

This weekend was held at the Circuit of the Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo in Valencia the second meeting of the calendars in the superstars Series, a championship in which the presence of saloons of great benefits, closer to the product of that street in the DTM, is your main attraction.
During all the week-end, Andrea bertolini (three-time champion of the FIA GT and FIA GT1) with the maserati quattroporte the Swiss Team and Luigi Ferrara, with the Mercedes c63 amg of CAAL Racing, were pilots to beat during the entire weekend and it was they who were distributedpole (Bertolini), victories and fastest laps (Bertolini in race and Ferrara in the second).
For its part Campos Racing lived a bittersweet weekend. The team arrived at the circuit House with much of the hopes placed in the knowledge of the circuit by its pilots, Sergio Hernandez and Isaac Tutumlu, but could not have been. Hernandez got the first points of the teams in the superstars Series in the first race (eighth position for the pilot of Javea) but incidents and mechanical problems prevented them from increasing the spoils.
Next CITES Superstars series in the Algarve circuit in Portimao on 22 May. Let us hope that with better luck for our.

Mercedes GP I think the disappointment of the Grand Prix Malaysia

Mercedes GP believe that he has had a very disappointing race in General. Does not reach the level of Williams (leave this analysis to Igor), who with their two drivers out of the race signing a bad weekend, but the performance of the Mercedes seems to me even remotely what promised to be just a few weeks. Already in the official training to Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher behind the two Renault, and Schumacher have seen without even going to the Q3.
But it is not there the thing, while cars have been reliable at all times, with operating the KERS and the DRS and smoothly during the entire race, the two Mercedes have been at the height of the teams of the middle part of the peloton but without showing competitiveness at any time. Nico Rosberg has been at the height of the Toro Rosso and behind the Force India, and Michael Schumacher has taken two dots that should not know you nothing. And less because he has lost with Kobayashi all duels that have kept.
There are positive, and it is what gets Ross Branw. Although both pilots are aware that the pace of race is not the right, the two draw positive conclusions such as the presence in the Q3 of Nico Rosberg and the two points of Michael Schumacher (the first two points of Mercedes GP in 2011). Ross Brawn, as I say, provides the data that clarifies us part of the bad overall result in Malaysia.

We had a couple of stints that we saw were too long, while we were out to see if time could give us a chance. It was our decision, and when it rained as originally predicted, we pay the price of losing one or perhaps two positions

For me what targets the global race was the poor start of Nico Rosberg. It came ninth, would understand a 10th place or better still, struggles with Kobayashi for eighth place, but the poor start mortgaged his career other drivers this weekend. With this I do not do free reviews but a critique as a follower of Mercedes GP and especially Nico Rosberg, because I think that the start of season is quite mediocre. You sure are replaced, no doubt.

Hispania Racing F1 Team Debuts nose and agreement with Mercedes GP at Sepang

In the absence of an official photo, toca put photo of the nose which we could see the Circuit de Catalunya. But hey, the news is that Hispania Racing F1 Team debuts during the Grand Prize of Malaysia nose. It's a nose high in the style of Mercedes GP and that should have been used a fortnight ago in Australia. But the new nose did not exceed the crash-test of the FIA and they had to wait.
Failing to see if finally mounted it during the Grand Prize and if all of the front wing will have more changes, this should mean an important step in the benefits of the single-seater. In the design of the f, work of Geoff Willis and Paul White, high nose plays an essential to channeling the air toward the rear diffuser and the hulks of cooling. Is it sufficient that Vitantonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan can qualify?.
The second story refers to a new partnership agreement, following the signing with Williams F1. Hispania Racing F1 Team may use one of the Mercedes GP wind tunnels to work in the aerodynamic development of the f. A single-seat which is designed entirely using CFD, as it has done Marussia Virgin Racing in his two seasons in formula one.

Ralf Schumacher and David Coulthard again with Mercedes in DTM

For the moment, Mercedes-Benz still has not published the list of drivers who will defend their colours in the DTM in the 2011 season. In the absence of changes and new incorporaciones, we already know some of the familiar faces that if will be on the grid. Gary Paffett will be the tip of the Spear of Mercedes, although this season he will change color.
And if we talk about colors, which will leave the British picks up Ralf Schumacher. Continuing with its policy of converting their roster of pilots in the DTM in a cemetery of elephants, say drivers of formula one (something that is on the other hand its policy for years in the Championship), Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that Ralf Schumacher and David Coulthard as pilots for 2011. For the Scottish it will be his second season and will do so again with the Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse sponsored by Deutsche Post and put on track by Team Mucke.
In the case of Ralf Schumacher, it will be his fourth season, third as official pilot within the HWA team. You could say that I do not understand how Schumacher we are giving one of the cars pata negra, but to not give more laps I summarize. Do points made by the small of the Schumacher in 2010? None. Even Coluthard managed one more than the.

Mercedes Grand Prix eager to regain lost ground in Australia in Malaysia

Michael Schumacher said that Mercedes Grand Prix are eager to recover the ground lost in Australia in Malaysia. After a week-end disastrous for the German team, in which none of their drivers finished the race, tempers have not broken down.
The seven times world champion explains that the entire team has taken what has happened in Australia as a challenge to face. It will have to work hard to regain the points lost in that race, and the goal is still to fight for important things.
Nico Rosberg defends the possibilities of Mercedes Grand Prix, confident that the car can be very fast and strive to obtain good results, despite what was seen in the first race of the season, in the circuit of Melbourne.

I think that next Sunday we could surprise people. We know that the car is fast, from the latest tests in Barcelona, so now we must work to demonstrate that potential.

Bruno Spengler, for the seventh time with Mercedes in DTM

Bruno spengler, Member of the family Mercedes since 2003, when competing in the Formula 3 Euro Series within the program of young pilots of the German factory, signed its seventh consecutive Mercedes in DTM season, the best international touring car event with abundant difference on others. At least from the point of view of the show.
As the head, Norbert Haug, Bruno Spengler is at the same time young but veteran, not in vain is nine years linked to Mercedes Motorsport in various ways:

At 27 years, Bruno Spengler is still a young driver, but is also ampio a veteran with Mercedes-Benz Motorsport in the sense of the word. Bruno gives its best every year and 2011 will mark our ninth season working together

After the sour taste that had to Spengler after reaching Shanghai leader and lose the title by a mistake in the Q1, Mercedes bet he gives wings to return with batteries charged to the fight for the title of DTM 2011.

Dani Juncadella becomes part of the programme of young pilots of Mercedes

dani juncadella, held this year, his second season in the formula three Euroseries, It has become part of the programme of young pilots of Mercedes. This implies that the German mark will now monitor their progress, as well as help you in some respects.
This is a recognition of the work done by the Catalan last season, which was a very good performance, debuting in the category. This year continues with the team Prema Powerteam, which hopes to fight for the Championship.

The help of Mercedes will be crucial for my future, it is a long term, and surely that will help me continue to evolve. A good example of the proper functioning of this program is Paul di Resta, that it has been several years in the DTM and after winning the Championship have helped him rise to formula one.

The offseason of the formula three Euroseries has today ended in Montmelo, where Juncadella has occupied the sixth position, two places behind Roberto Merhi, his partner in the Prema Powerteam and also on the agenda of young pilots of Mercedes.
The Championship will begin in two weeks in Paul Ricard, the weekend of the 1, 2 and 3 April.

Spectacular display of a Mercedes GP despiezado

The work of art is seen in the image above is on display at the Mercedes-Benz World F1 Exhibition in Surrey, near London, in the United Kingdom. The model consists of 3,200 suspended from a special metal frame pieces designed for the occasion. Each of the parties to the single-seat hanging from said framework individually. The work has received the name "view Suspended ii".
The impression they want to give showing the Mercedes GP in this way is that it may seem that a fraction of a second after having exploited is frozen in time. So the people who visit the exhibition may be made an idea of all the components that make up a single-seat today.
The piece has been conceived by the Dutch artist Paul Veroude, and was inaugurated by the director of the Mercedes Grand Prix, Nick Fry team. It said in the presentation:

Formula one has more than 580 million viewers worldwide. Be able to see a single-seater racing in this way is something very special and that gives a unique insight of the heart of the sport.

The show is a success. The result of the completely despiezado is simply spectacular. What would reside in London and have the chance to see him with my own eyes.

Michael Schumacher believes that Mercedes GP will fight to get WINS

Michael Schumacher believes that Mercedes GP will fight for victories. This is not the first time that the German makes such statements, which is lately very talkative one, but curious case is that every time you talk, the expectations are higher.
If a couple of days ago, the heptacampeon spoke of podiums and good without concrete results, the speech today is very different. Schumacher says Mercedes aims to be on the podium regularly and strive to gain in the circuits where the car will be fine.
In addition, Michael adds that he himself is better this year than last year. Admits that last season, he had to adapt to a number of things, but come with great enthusiasm, carrying his time. Therefore, it is more capable in 2011.
Ensuring that no he regrets the decision to return to formula one, especially seeing the Mercedes team is able to finish. All this is, moreover, that Nico Rosberg also declared to be convinced of the potential of the own Mercedes, and hopes to achieve his first win with him.

A new Mercedes GP own jump to track today

Last season had high hopes for Mercedes GP. Few were who believed that he had serious options to join the trio of head, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull. Over the course of the season, we saw that the 2010 was not going to be the year of the Germans, would have to be patient with them. In 2009 you sounded the flute to Ross Brawn with the subject of the controversial diffusers, but last year the engineer English did not have any as in the manga.

The start of the offseason has been somewhat disappointing. The distance on the coconuts is estimated at around a second, and if they want to reduce the differences they will put the batteries. The first step have already you, putting on track, a priori, improved Mercedes GP own. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.
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The package with which filmed the single-seat German today includes a new front spoiler and a series of developments that have not specified. The pieces came last night and it is mounted in the car, that Michael Schumacher might have option to test these changes during the day today. To this we add a modified diffuser and redesigned exhaust, which Ross Brawn commented that they had expected a significant leap forward.
The offseason is coming to an end and the teams press the last few days of testing to develop their Roadsters. Between now and tomorrow we can calibrate if the remodeled own Mercedes helped the Germans to overcome the pessimism of beginning of the year.

Mercedes GP needs a second per lap to be above

This season he has no better looking for the German team. After the problems experienced during the past year, this year had not looks better and things seem to be confirmed with statements by the head of Mercedes GP, Ross Brawn. Apparently the car of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher needed even a second per lap in order to be up.
The second is the time of advantage which brings him more or less the teams fighting, presumably for victory this year, Red Bull and Ferrari. The own Brawn expects the evolution release during the test of this week to improve the performance of the own. Especially in the area of the grip and stability, real Achilles heel of the silver cars during this offseason.

Mercedes GP is already more Daimler

After the period of adaptation, after move to Brawn GP to Mercedes GP, now it is the turn to Daimler and Aabar to the last step and stay is 24.9% of remaining shares which were still held by Ross Brawn and Nick Fry. Now, Mercedes GP is 60% Daimler and 40% Aabar and it was something that not by logical it was least expected.
Now, the Division of powers is polarized over to the German side, while the investment company Aabar, Abu Dhabi-based takes the reins of 40% of remaining shares in a move that allows to consolidate a team of the stature of Mercedes GP in a plan in the future on the one hand we love (how many more builders there)(best) and on the other hand confirms that having created Brawn GP after crazy departure of Honda from Formula 1 circus has become the starting point of the return of Mercedes as a basic team. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.
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The statements of the main characters exude corporatism, naturally. The CEO of Daimler, Dieter Zetsche:

The acquisition of the majority of the actions of our team of the silver arrows sends a clear signal that we want to get technical and sporting successes in the competition of the larger engine, and also to do so in a profitable position

Ross Brawn also believes the same and remains committed to the project, or at least that is what they said in their statements:

I am completely committed to our team in the long term, with the management team and all of our employees. All we are looking for make our team a team's success, and stand proud for Mercedes-Benz and the traqdicion in competition of the silver arrows

 

Berger doubt that Mercedes is among the best

More than a month before the opening of the new 2011 season at Australia, Gerhard Berger raises serious doubts about whether Mercedes may be a candidate for formula one World Championship.

Former Ferrari and McLaren driver points out that silver own car is already behind on the slopes in the winter test sessions and "there is no logical reason why need to update".

Norbert Haug has admitted that, if a race is held today, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg would not finish among the top ten.

But hopes are high for an important upgrade package comes ahead of the first race.

"I have my doubts," said Austrian Berger.

"I think Red Bull have the best car, see Ferrari and McLaren behind", he said, and added that Renault could be "surprised".

On Mercedes, Berger was concerned that Brackley team suffered in the recent redevelopment in the area of "Racing engineers", in addition to draw new technical boss Bob Bell in "the aerodynamics Department".

"So there is no logical reason why should be up-to-date with McLaren or Ferrari", said Berger, "to say nothing of Red Bull."