Ross Brawn: “We have not repented at any time to gamble on Schumacher”
Ross Brawn could be considered as the real architect of his retirement have taken Michael Schumacher, recovering the ‘Kaiser’ for the grid of Formula 1 to the wheel of a Mercedes car GP.
The head of world champion team last year, Mercedes sold Brawn GP to stay on as athletic director from the same team under a new name, is clearly betting on the seven-time world champion has its risks.
“Of course there is a risk, but is such that we were both happy to take. It was an emotional decision and no one has repented a single moment,” Brawn admitted in an interview to the official website of the championship.
Mercedes GP director says that his disciple is pending at any time during the course of the car’s computer. “Michael works directly with engineers and technicians. I oversee and I hear the debates, and I add, when I feel a need to clarify something. ‘Schumi’ works very hard with the engineers and technicians, and we’re getting a great help” he said.
Mercedes times
According to the latest from testing, the lap times seem to suggest that GP Mercedes Mercedes is a second off the pace of Ferrari and McLaren, a circumstance that does not worry the ‘chief of the team.
“I do not think this is a second. You have to look into the details of what has been done. I think we’re competitive. We’re not exactly where we want to be yet, but we do not think a second. That is the nature of our business, “Brawn hue.