The Mercedes team was presented as the “selection of the German Formula 1″ in allusion to the nationality of its two pilots, seven-times world Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, and also that of the traditional brand of automobiles, which expects to reissue era of the famous fireball of silver.
The president of the consortium Daimler, Dieter Zetsche, referred to this sense of German national team in Formula 1 to present the design of new generation cars in the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart: “Now we list the German team in Formula 1. A little national pride is legitimate. ”
The goal of the team is clear: the world title. It’s unclear what made Schumacher: “Our goal and our mission is to become world champions.” However, he preferred to err on the safe Zetsche and stressed that long-term goals do not necessarily have to be met in the first season. “We have a clearly defined objective that is to be world champions, but that does not mean they have to achieve in the first year. We are a team again. Give us some time.”
A little while Schumacher and Rosberg also need to start testing their cars, they will not be ready until Sunday, a day before the start of the official test at Valencia. The first to jump on the new car will Rosberg.
