Nico Rosberg was very proud to pip his illustrious team mate Michael Schumacher to the post and be granted the honour of driving the new Mercedes out of the pits for the very first time on Monday morning, as this week?s three-day test in Valencia got underway.
Q and A with Nico Rosberg
VALENCIA (Spain) - NICO Rosberg said he felt completely at home at Mercedes after giving his new Formula One car its track debut on Monday ahead of team mate Michael Schumacher. The 24-year-old German has joined the team, formerly champions Brawn GP, after four seasons with Williams. He said he had slotted in right away.
Michael Schumacher was right on the pace today as pre-season testing began at Valencia in Spain. Schumacher took to the track for the first time this afternoon, taking over the Mercedes GP W01 from Nico Rosberg. It was his first run in a current F1 car since April 2008, but despite that he was soon up to speed and ended proceedings with the third fastest time, a 1 minute 12.947 second. Speaking ...
1. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1min 12.574secs 2. Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1min 12.784secs 3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1min 12.947secs 4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1min 13.543secs 5. Gary Paffett McLaren-Mercedes 1min 13.846secs 6. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1min 14.449secs 7. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1min 14.762secs 8. Robert Kubica Renault 1min 15.000secs all times ...
Nico Rosberg said he felt completely at home at Mercedes after giving his new Formula One car its track debut on Monday ahead of team mate Michael Schumacher.
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Nico Rosberg said he felt completely at home at Mercedes after giving his new Formula One car its track debut yesterday ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher.