After a dream season which saw them crowned as World Champions, Brawn GP were taken over by Mercedes to become a fully manufacturer team for 2010 as Mercedes GP.
When Honda pulled off the sport at the end of the 2008 season, the team was going to be sold as a scrap along with its 2009 car that has been under development for over a year under the direction of Ross Brawn, nobody believed that the car parked in the team’s garage was a monster of a machine waiting to be unleashed, only Ross Brawn strongly believed that he had a definite winning formula beneath his hands, a belief that was materialized in him buying out the team from Honda. What happened afterwards was history, a car that won 8 out of 17 races, wining the constructors’ championship and Button securing the drivers titles for the first time in his career.
With Jenson Button leaving the team to McLaren, who have in turn lost their strategic status as Mercedes official team, legendary team principle Ross Brown opted for an old friend to replace him, yes it was Michael Schumacher.
Rubens Barrichello was replaced by the young German star Nico Roseberg, completing a swap with the Williams team, and establishing a fully German team in Mercedes GP with Schumacher.
Both of the team and Schumacher were a disappointment in the 2010 season, the expectations were very high for a championship winning team and a legendary seven time world champion who came from a three-years retirement, due to all the focus the team has put over its car development for 2009 season title fight, the team was distracted in developing its 2010 challenger which proved to be not competitive enough to challenge for wins and the team caught in a fight with Renault over fourth place in the championship.
On the other hand, Nico Roseberg had the best season of his career, outperforming his famous team-mate and pushing the car to its limits scoring a number of important podiums during the season, bringing double the amount of points that Michael Schumacher has scored. After overshadowing his team-mate, Roseberg can be very proud of such an achievement after early fears of being sidelined with Schumacher’s presence in the team. After finishing a distant fourth in the 2010 standings, Mercedes GP, and Michael Schumacher, are looking for a rejuvenated year ahead of them, Nico Roseberg can carry on with a huge confidence.
With Jenson Button leaving the team to McLaren, who have in turn lost their strategic status as Mercedes official team, legendary team principle Ross Brown opted for an old friend to replace him, yes it was Michael Schumacher.
Rubens Barrichello was replaced by the young German star Nico Roseberg, completing a swap with the Williams team, and establishing a fully German team in Mercedes GP with Schumacher.
Both of the team and Schumacher were a disappointment in the 2010 season, the expectations were very high for a championship winning team and a legendary seven time world champion who came from a three-years retirement, due to all the focus the team has put over its car development for 2009 season title fight, the team was distracted in developing its 2010 challenger which proved to be not competitive enough to challenge for wins and the team caught in a fight with Renault over fourth place in the championship.
On the other hand, Nico Roseberg had the best season of his career, outperforming his famous team-mate and pushing the car to its limits scoring a number of important podiums during the season, bringing double the amount of points that Michael Schumacher has scored. After overshadowing his team-mate, Roseberg can be very proud of such an achievement after early fears of being sidelined with Schumacher’s presence in the team. After finishing a distant fourth in the 2010 standings, Mercedes GP, and Michael Schumacher, are looking for a rejuvenated year ahead of them, Nico Roseberg can carry on with a huge confidence.
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