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Nico Rosberg piloting the Mercedes W05 at Jerez. (Image
source: f1fanatic.co.uk)
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Is it a sign of things to come? As the Works
Mercedes team comfortably ran the most laps at the winter's first test just
completed a Fortnight ago in Jerez, Spain with a total of some 200-plus laps
being accumulated vs. quadruple world champion Red Bull's disastrous miniscule
21-laps - as the Mercedes Benz runners were the most productive of the three engine manufacturers taking part
this year.
But the "BIG" news was about thy young "Louise 'JAGUAR"
Hamilton's front nose - not his, but his Mercedes W05's breakage on Day-1 of
testing, along with Messer Hamilton being the first On-track Tuesday morning,
whilst I'm wondering if there's any coincidence in Lewis picking the number 44,
as in Y'all recall when Bob Tulius's
Group 44 ran Jaguar's in IMSA competition, right? While thee "Great
Nico's" number six choice is for his father who ran the number to his
world championship title for Team 'Willy (Williams) 32-years ago.
As I don't really have too much to say about
the Silver Arrows other than apparently they've decided to add a splash of
purple to the chassis this year and very appropriately were running with the
"hash-tag" Keep Fighting Michael! Just
behind the driver's cockpits in honour of fallen ex-team driver Michael
Schumacher - whilst the team seems to be very stable at the moment - even with
Ross Brawn's decision to retire to Go Fishing...
CHASSIS INFO
Team: Mercedes
Chassis: W05
Engine: Mercedes Benz
Drivers
(Car#/Name)
6) Nico Rosberg
44) Lewis Hamilton