Nico Rosberg showed that Mercedes may have turned the corner in terms of developing the W02 by outpacing the Ferraris to qualify fourth in Shanghai.
The Mercs both looked on Friday, although Michael Schumacher was out of luck today and didn’t make it out of Q2.
“It’s a positive day for us,” said Rosberg. “It’s been very difficult the last few weeks, and today we’ve improved the car, that’s clear, just with very simple, basic things – and obviously a lot of hard work too. It’s nice to see.
“So we’re not there where we want to be yet, but now we’re very close to McLaren, and way ahead of Ferrari, today at least. So that’s a good thing, and even for race pace for tomorrow there’s a good chance I can do a good race, because we’ve improved our race pace too.”
Asked if he could do anything about the three cars ahead, Nico said: “I think I can put some pressure on them. Why not? We’ll see.”
Nico Rosberg showed that Mercedes may have turned the corner in terms of developing the W02 by outpacing the Ferraris to qualify fourth in Shanghai.
The Mercs both looked on Friday, although Michael Schumacher was out of luck today and didn’t make it out of Q2.
“It’s a positive day for us,” said Rosberg. “It’s been very difficult the last few weeks, and today we’ve improved the car, that’s clear, just with very simple, basic things – and obviously a lot of hard work too. It’s nice to see.
“So we’re not there where we want to be yet, but now we’re very close to McLaren, and way ahead of Ferrari, today at least. So that’s a good thing, and even for race pace for tomorrow there’s a good chance I can do a good race, because we’ve improved our race pace too.”
Asked if he could do anything about the three cars ahead, Nico said: “I think I can put some pressure on them. Why not? We’ll see.”
Adam Cooper F1 
Looks like Brawn is figuring out a useful tyre strategy. Good to see Nico leading and for more than a few laps at that. Wonder how well they’ll do in Nico’s home town of Monaco, especially that the Mercedes has a short wheelbase.