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Quiet debut for Schumacher and Mercedes

Date: 15th March 2010 at 1:30 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

Mercedes GP suffered the same emotions as the F1 owners this weekend. After all the build-up, the Bahrain GP was a big let-down. Michael Schumacher was back, Nico Rosberg would push him all the way, and they had a car to compete at the front. That’s what we thought. Well, they performed the poorest out [...]

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Alonso is red hot favourite for Bahrain!

It’s that time of year again when I’m acting like a little school boy as I can’t hold back my excitement for another F1 season to begin. It’s my task to try and predict how everyone will get on in the races, but as this is the first race of the season I can only [...]

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The old master versus the young pretender

Date: 11th March 2010 at 8:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,McLaren,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: , , | image © Action Images

It’s a clash between two titans which many people thought would never happen. The seven times world champion, the man who holds more records in Formula 1 than anyone else up against the youngest world champion and, some say, the most naturally gifted driver of his generation. After Michael Schumacher retired to great fanfare at [...]

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The Return of the Silver Arrows

Date: 11th March 2010 at 5:30 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Mercedes are back. The Silver Arrows will be lining up on the grid in Bahrain and Michael Schumacher is driving. What else could make this season more exciting? Yes, there’s an all British team, the return of Felipe Massa, and Fernando Alonso being in a competitive car again, but these pale in significance to the [...]

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Heidfeld takes up Mercedes role

Date: 4th February 2010 at 11:34 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: , , | image © Action Images

Mercedes GP have confirmed that Nick Heidfeld will be their reserve and test driver for the 2010 season. The 32-year-old, who had been linked with Renault after starring for BMW Sauber for the last four years, will offer support to fellow Germans Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg in the squad’s line-up. Heidfeld has failed to [...]

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Nico Rosberg

Date: 3rd February 2010 at 5:24 pm | Filed under: Drivers,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: | image © Action Images

Team: Mercedes GP First F1 Race: 2006 F1 Races: 70 Best Championship Finish: 7th (2009) Race Wins: 0 (2 podiums) Rosberg completed a post season move from Williams to Mercedes at the end of the 2009 F1 season having spent 4 years with Williams. The 25 year old German is still a relative rookie in [...]

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Michael Schumacher

Date: 3rd February 2010 at 5:20 pm | Filed under: Drivers,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: | image © Action Images

Team: Mercedes GP First F1 Race: 1991 F1 Races: 250 Championships: 7 (1994-95 and 2000-04) Race Wins: 91 The most successful driver in Formula 1 returns this year and teams up once again with Ross Brawn. After a potential return with Ferrari fell through last year due to a neck injury, Schumacher does make his [...]

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Schumacher stealing the headlines, but here are three F1 stars in the making

Date: 1st February 2010 at 4:21 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP,Red Bull Racing,Renault | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

The return of Michael Schumacher and a British alliance being formed at McLaren have grabbed all the media attention. Many have predicted that the driver’s championship will go to Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button which seems to be short sighted considering the strong driver line-up at Ferrari and the young talented drivers. Schumacher’s return [...]

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Schumacher vs Hamilton vs Alonso

Date: 1st February 2010 at 4:09 pm | Filed under: Ferrari,Formula 1 News,McLaren,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

2010 will be an exciting Formula One season for many reasons, but few can match the potential of seven time world champion Michael Schumacher, two time world champion Fernando Alonso and 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton all being united on the track to do battle. The prospect is fascinating. Not since the days of Senna, [...]

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2010 Up and Coming F1 Talent – Nico Rosberg

Date: 1st February 2010 at 12:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

One way or another, 2010 is going to be a big year for this young German. After an excellent 2009 season where he scored all of Williams’ 34.5 points and regularly featured in the top 8 during qualifying and races, Nico signed for what he believed was the Brawn team and a place alongside ’09 [...]

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