Mercedes AMG F1 Team 2012

[raymondu999]

I have serious doubts about how Rosberg would cope with pressure. I think a championship tilt would be too much for him if I'm honest.

[Maelstrom]

I have serious doubts about how Rosberg would cope with pressure. I think a championship tilt would be too much for him if I'm honest.

But Schumacher could cope. I was talking more of the WCC than the WDC anyway

[raymondu999]

Schumacher could - as long as it doesn't boil down to the wire He doesn't have too good a record at to-the-wire title chases IMO.

[Maelstrom]

I would be very surprised if it didn't come down to the wire this year.

[mix2mix]

again gearbox change for Shumi.

[MIKEY_!]

Is this cause it broke or cause it suited them to change it as he was nearly last anyway.

[kenny5]

again gearbox change for Shumi.

Why not take a cheap gearbox when yu can have it...
cost: 5 extra chicanes to navigate..

[Fred444]

Any other team and any other driver I would say it was tactical.

But given how much bad luck MS has had so far it's probably just broken!!!

Part of me is excited about watching him come through the grid. The rest of me knows full well he will have a missing wing by about lap 3 so it's going to be another afternoon of frustration!

[raymondu999]

Agreed.

[spadeflush]

Gearbox change.P22.Just when you thought it couldn't get worse.

[raymondu999]

Any other team and any other driver I would say it was tactical.

But given how much bad luck MS has had so far it's probably just broken!!!

I don't buy it. The people who were behind him who are now in front is just Maldonado, Vergne and the numpty teams. Given Merc's start systems Schumi probably wouldn't even be behind them at Turn 1.

[raymondu999]

To be honest it's probably tactical and done on purpose

[snoop1050]

To be honest it's probably tactical and done on purpose

sticks him even further down the field and increases the risk of someone doing something silly defending against a car thats 2 seconds a lap quicker

[Raptor22]

Schumacher could - as long as it doesn't boil down to the wire He doesn't have too good a record at to-the-wire title chases IMO.

2003?
2006?

[Raptor22]

Gearbox change....

Oh dear. Amazingly its another technical failure on Schumacher's car while Rosberg's for teh 3rd year is the epitome of reliability.

Theres a rat in the Mercedes camp. I'm counting 5 - 0 to Schumacher vs Rosberg on wheel nut problems
4-0 to schumacher on gearbox failures and replacements.

I don't think Mercedes wants Schumacher to win. They just want his image but would prefer a younger driver winning to boast their image in the 29-35 age group where they loose out to BMW and Audi in sales.
Schumi, get out. Paying back Mercedes for the opportunity they gave you 23yrs ago is not worth them destroying your reputation for their financial gain.

Mercedes, I was a fan but I've ordered a new A3 instead.