Rosberg eyeing Melbourne podium

Nico Rosberg is confident one of the Mercedes can break onto the podium at the Australian Grand Prix, after a slightly lacklustre performance in Bahrain.

Rosberg finished fifth at the first round while team-mate Michael Schumacher could only manage sixth on his return to the sport. However, Rosberg believes the Mercedes will be a serious contender on the tighter parkland course in Melbourne.

"The track is better suited to us than Bahrain," he said. "We want our first podium. I do not think that we will both be on the podium, but one of us could do it."

Rosberg surprised some onlookers by outperforming Schumacher in Bahrain and he admitted he was privately delighted to have got the upper hand on his experienced team-mate so early in the season.

"I am happy that I came to the finish line ahead of Michael," he said. "This is a super-duel between us that will get even tougher. It is important to beat your teammate because he's driving the same car as you."

Team CEO Nick Fry said he was particularly impressed by Rosberg's professionalism while Schumacher had been receiving all the media attention.

"I have been incredibly impressed with Nico's approach right from the moment that he knew Michael was joining the team," he said. "It doesn't seem ever to have particularly fazed him. He has taken it in his stride and although sometimes the focus is on Michael, it doesn't seem to perturb him whatsoever. He has got on and done his job. He has proven again how quick he is, and I think he will continue to improve." Read more...

Thomas Sabo on pole position with Nico Rosberg

Today was officially anounced in Nuremberg the sponsoring of Thomas Sabo jewelry brand with Nico Rosberg. It was announced by the driver during the first grand prix of the season in Bahrain.
The driver and co-owner of the mark the same Thomas Sabo were in one PR event today in Nuremberg.

"The connection is obvious passion and dynamism" adjectives that describe both the brand as the driver.

Thomas Sabo has said about Nico:

"Nico is a young, dynamic, while at the wheel of a true rebel. It perfectly reflects the 'unity' of our brand. Therefore, especially with him next season in going forward."

And the president of TS said:
"The prospect of building something long term, with Nico Rosberg on what unites us, is crucial for me. We look forward to working together."

Nico will wear the letters of Thomas Sabo during his two years in both racesuit and helmet and in his remarks said:
"I'm very excited about the start of cooperation with Thomas Sabo. Adapts to the top of the mark in my career and I" Read more...

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Bahrain Grand Prix; 5 it's the key

First race of the year, and Nico in the top 5, came fifth and fifth arrived in the last lap.
Nico's race highlight out was the fighting with Mark Webber, which earned him the position, and shortly after Lewis Hamilton and overtook him, he was fourth. But after the pit stop Hamilton won the position and Nico got 7. After the entry of Barrichello and Liuzzi to pit, Nico regained fifth place which does not leave until the end of the race. In the last part of this approach of Nico to Sebastian Vettel, but ultimately could not be and we had 10 laps with our heart in our hands. Nico 5th with 10 points and teammate 6th.



1 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:39:20.396
2 F. Massa Ferrari + 16,099
3 L. Hamilton McLaren + 23,182
4 S. Vettel Red Bull + 38,799
5 N. Rosberg + 40,213 Mercedes Grand Prix
6 M. Schumacher Mercedes Grand Prix + 44,163
7 J. McLaren Button + 45,280
8 M. Webber Red Bull + 46,360
9 V. Liuzzi Force India F1 + 53,008
10 R. Barrichello Williams + 1:02.489
11 R. Kubica Renault + 1:09.093
12 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 1:22.958
13 J. Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1:32.656
14 N. Hulkenberg Williams + 1 laps
15 H. Kovalainen Lotus F1 + 2 laps
Retired
16 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso + 3 laps
17 J. Trulli Lotus F1 + 3 laps
18 P. de la Rosa Sauber + 21 laps
19 B. HRT Senna F1 + 32 laps
20 T. Virgin Glock Racing + 33 laps
21 V. Petrov Renault + 36 laps
22 K. Kobayashi Sauber + 38 laps
23 L. Di Grassi Virgin Racing + 47 laps
24 K. Chandhok HRT F1 + 48 laps

Nico's quotes after the race:
"I had a great start today and was happy to be running in fourth position by the end of the first lap. However I lacked pace on the option tyres in the first stint and struggled for pace. Lewis beat me on strategy in the pit stop which we need to analyse later and see what happened. I couldn't quite get Sebastian at the end as I lost grip in the dirty air when I got close. However fifth place is a good start for us and I am confident that we can develop well from here."

Ross Brawn quotes:
"Nico and Michael did a great job this weekend to finish in fifth and sixth positions and now we need to give them the car to improve on those placings. We were not quick enough today and our race pace was not there to finish further up the field and challenge for a podium position. We have some hard work ahead but I am confident that we can progress the car strongly in the next few races. The team performed extremely well this weekend and for our first race with our two new drivers, we achieved two strong points-scoring finishes."

My opinion and my feelings of this race are somewhat confusing, analyzing the race, the pace of grants to other cars and the little details I did not like anything. His pace much slower than the front runners, losing nearly a second on each lap with Lewis after his first pit stop, the sector times much slower than other cars, (referring to the other cars to Ferrari Red Bull and McLaren), especially in the second sector far from the fastest time by Vettel in the closing laps, 63.8 and 64.5 for Nico did a good pit stop Nico slower than Schumi, and slower than the Vettel and other drivers of the head. Some things can not finish like me, wait and see in the next race.
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GP Week-end Curiosity

Nico has put on his new website that Thomas Sabo is his new sponsor and he wears some items from this label.
As you can see in the photo the watch and his bracelet are designs of Thomas Sabo.

I found these items, the bracelet and the wacth on his store online and it's a good curisity to put it here.

The bracelet:



and the watch:





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Rosberg: " I can be in the podium"

Q: Nico, how much fun you had with your first qualifying session for Mercedes? "
Nico Rosberg: "It was a good session. I had hoped for something more, however. I thought that I would now fight for pole position. But that was not so. Red Bull and Ferrari are a bit faster than us. "
"The best thing today would have been inside for me was the fourth place. However, I can be satisfied. I have a good starting position held. It was very difficult - especially in relation to the tires. The softer compound is the faster, has a tendency to overheat, too. "

"Do you have a small slides, then the temperature of the tires is already high and they are no longer optimal in the following curves and on the rest of the round. It was just a struggle in qualifying, very difficult."


Q: How difficult is the choice of tires where the tires from Q3 to be so used eventually in the race? "
Rosberg: "Basically we had to choose the softer option, because that is better in terms of the race on Sunday. I will not tell now how the strategy looks like exactly. It's better that way."

Q: How does it feel that you are in relation to the strategy in a real genius Ross Brawn in the team have? "
Rosberg: "This is obviously great. He is not only strategically very strong, but also technically. I have great hopes for the season that we can develop very strong."

Question: "What do you hope for the race and how far it can go forward?"
Rosberg: "The panel should now be in it. If I catch a good start, then I'm fourth. But it is difficult even to the three up front against the two Ferraris and against Vettel."
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