Mercedes AMG F1 Team 2012

[sidmiester]

I think they should try the Sauber strategy in this race.
Starting on hard tires and make them last as long as possible because they will be stuck in traffic anyway. Then doing one or two quick stints on softs at the end. If they have a crash in first lap they can switch to soft's for the rest of the race. Somehow I can already feel that a over ambiguous Schumacher will try to make as many places as possible at the start and have some contacts.

yeah thats actually a good idea...

[zyphro]

Somehow I can already feel that a over ambiguous Schumacher will try to make as many places as possible at the start and have some contacts.

I'd rather he pushed like hell and crashed, rather than sit back and go slow.

[Mestrades]

All Michael Schumacher fans I recommend you not to watch F1 today! You can watch the USA basketball team at the London Olympics!

[sidmiester]

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That's the car we've really all been waiting for since the announcements. The W03 is a stopgap. Granted I personally wish it had more pace, but I'd be a lot more angry if it was the W04 having these problems.

Aha, never heard that one before, but what about the W05 then, as Elliott Ness will have no influence on the W04?

its still mid season they are still possibly in planning designing phase so im sure if Ellliot has indeed joined the team then he will definitely have input in W04.

i m convinced about W04 that it would be competitive, but problem with current car is that they have no developments at all, i mean they are really falling in development race.. i am starting to wonder if that would be the case with w04 that they will go on in races without small upgrades in every race and all of sudden bring 1 big upgrade after 5-6 races...

[sidmiester]

Team principal Ross Brawn said neither driver could get their cars handling right for the five 180-degree corners on the Hungaroring.

"We can see the areas of the track where we were struggling was in the 180 degree corners, while on other parts of the track we were OK," explained Brawn.

"We had a balance that made it difficult for the drivers, but they are such long corners and such important corners that they were losing time. And that is the problem we have had all weekend."

He added: "It is a characteristic of the car we have got. We have seen that the car is perhaps strong in slow/medium speed corners generally, but here they are so long that the drivers get to the stage where they get understeer in the car and then have to wait. It is a trend we have seen, and we have to find a better solution."

The handling problems that Schumacher and Rosberg have suffered means that there is little hope the car will be much better in the race.

"If you have a balance that doesn't help the tyres, then if you have a bad qualifying it may not be better in the race. If you have a car that cannot switch on its tyres and is looking after the rears, then it is logical to suggest that you could be in better shape for the race. I am not sure that will be the case for us.

"But I think people are going to run out of tyres at some stage, and it depends what the weather does."

@autosport

[zyphro]

All Michael Schumacher fans I recommend you not to watch F1 today! You can watch the USA basketball team at the London Olympics!

I'm still doing a rain dance .

[Mestrades]

All Michael Schumacher fans I recommend you not to watch F1 today! You can watch the USA basketball team at the London Olympics!

I'm still doing a rain dance .

All the forecasts predict that it won't rain ... So it will be a very boring race with Ham winning and both Mercedes trying to fight for some good f_ _king points!

[Cocles]

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That's the car we've really all been waiting for since the announcements. The W03 is a stopgap. Granted I personally wish it had more pace, but I'd be a lot more angry if it was the W04 having these problems.

Aha, never heard that one before, but what about the W05 then, as Elliott Ness will have no influence on the W04?

Oh come on, you were part of the original conversation. Anyway, yes. At a certain point, you have to draw the line. The W05 will be a whole different era. The W04 needs to match the potential of a Mercedes Benz works team. Ideally, the W03 should as well, but I'm giving them slack until the end of the season.

The W04 is the car that's supposed to exhibit all of fixes enacted since the team was given a full sized budget after the German GP in 2011. Not the W05 nor the W03. If the W04 fails it will be a VERY big deal.

[zyphro]

All Michael Schumacher fans I recommend you not to watch F1 today! You can watch the USA basketball team at the London Olympics!

I'm still doing a rain dance .

All the forecasts predict that it won't rain ... So it will be a very boring race with Ham winning and both Mercedes trying to fight for some good f_ _king points!

Not all .

I hope for rain during the race.

[Mestrades]

Not all .

I hope for rain during the race.

All forecasts say it... It won't rain during the race. Forget that idea.

[clipsy1H]

Michael start in middle of freash dumbs .... i'll bet 10$ in first 3 corners someone hit him and take out.....

1 point for Micheal will be great.

[Mestrades]

FANTASTIC!

[clipsy1H]

like i said he will not finish this race!

START ON PIT LANE! if he get any point here .....

[Mestrades]

Remember what I've said about the Michael's race... I think he will retire at the end of the season...

[clipsy1H]

or maybe end of this race..... worst weekend for him....