His best weekend of the year so far, faster than his team mate in every session having struggled to do so before now.įrom sixth on the grid he held position then took fifth off Jenson Button through the pit stops.ĭefended his position to the flag but finishes 62 seconds behind winner Mark Webber. Spanish Grand Prix lap times - Mercedes (click to enlarge) Here’s how they compared in the Spanish Grand Prix: Has extending the W01’s wheelbase produced that characteristic? Schumacher is known to favour a ‘pointy’, oversteer-biased car – one which his team mates have often found hard to drive. Red Bull’s step forward in performance is partly the cause of that – but Mercedes’ pace compared to their other rivals seemed little better.īut of potentially greater concern is the sudden swing in competitiveness between their two drivers – leaving them open to accusations that the W01 is being developed to suit Schumacher instead of Rosberg. This shows the fastest time of each Mercedes driver at each race weekend as a percentage of the fastest time set that weekend.Ĭlearly, Mercedes were no closer to the pace at Barcelona than they had been in the first four races. Here’s how their drivers fastest laps at each race weekend compared: Mercedes' gap to the leaders (click to enlarge) With a longer-wheelbase car and a radical new airbox this weekend Mercedes reckoned they made progress at the Spanish Grand Prix.īut a look at the data suggests they might have done nothing more than transfer the weight of their problems from Michael Schumacher’s side of the garage to Nico Rosberg’s. ![]() Schumacher beat Rosberg for the first time this year
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