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2010 Bahrain Grand Prix: A decent finish for Mercedes GP

Monday, March 15, 2010

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MERCEDES GP PETRONAS’ Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher take fifth and sixth place respectively in the opening race of the Formula One 2010 season in Bahrain. Both drivers had to struggle with soft option tires before changing to prime tires during their one and only pit stop. The seven-time world champion Schumacher says he had fun [...]

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Nico Rosberg first during testing in Spain

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Even during dark and drizzly weather conditions, the F1 drivers went out on the Jerez circuit in Spain for a test run. Nico Rosberg, in his new Mercedes GP had the overall quickest lap, at 1:20.927, while Sebastien Buemi and his Toro Rosso came in second with a time of 1:21.031. Fernando Alonso with his [...]

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Michael Schumacher is the driver of the SLS tunnel stunt?!?

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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In case you haven’t seen the new SLS commercial (or the tunnel stunt as some like to call it), then please check it out before you view the above video. In this new video, it seems that the driver of the SLS AMG was actually Schumi, or was he actually just added later to the [...]

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A look at the Mercedes GP Petronas Team

Monday, January 25, 2010

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The new Silver Arrows livery for the 2010 season is actually just a paint job, as the car is the same as the one from last season that Jensen Button won the championship with. The team’s 2010 car, the MGP W01, will make its track debut at the first Formula One test in Valencia on [...]

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Mercedes GP Petronas presents the new Silver Arrows

Monday, January 25, 2010

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Today, the new Silver Arrows Formula One works team MERCEDES GP PETRONAS was presented at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Nico Rosberg and seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher along with team management Ross Brawn, Nick Fry and Norbert Haug were introduced to guests with a presentation and press conference.

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Schumacher switches numbers – hopes to win Championship

Thursday, January 21, 2010

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Just in time before the new season gets underway, Michael Schumacher is making sure that his comeback doesn’t disappoint. Which might be the reason he is taking the car number 3, over his number 4 that he got from Mercedes. He claimed that the change happened because he prefers odd numbers over even numbers, but [...]

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Official: Michael Schumacher to race for Mercedes GP in 2010

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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After weeks and even months of rumors and speculation, it has finally drawn to a close. Michael Schumacher will join the Mercedes GP in 2010 as Nico Rosberg’s team mate. He has signed a 1 year contract, and weill earn approximately 7 million euros while there. Schumacher recently underwent medical checks and is confident he [...]

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Nico Rosberg to drive for Mercedes in Formula 1

Monday, November 23, 2009

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From the 2010 season, German driver Nico Rosberg will drive for the new Mercedes team in the Formula 1 World Championship, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport announced today. Mercedes has not revealed the length of Rosberg’s contract with the team and has yet to confirm the identity of Rosberg’s team-mate for 2010, although fellow German Nick Heidfeld remains [...]

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