#Mercedes f1 2017 drivers

The Mercedes garage started coming down just 15 minutes after the chequered flag fell at 15:37 and the boys closed the lid on the final pallet and walked out of the circuit at 22:30. For a flyway race the team has three days (Monday – Wednesday) to build the garage and then just six hours to take it down after the race on a Sunday night.

#Mercedes f1 2017 drivers

Unseen on TV, the first of the team’s freight pallets arrive in the paddock mid-race, as an army of forklift drivers set to work. And that’s not to mention the sea freight, which set off for Bahrain in January.īefore the team can even assemble for a celebratory picture in the pit lane, the first elements of the epic pack-up operation have already begun. But for the teams, it’s a massive logistical challenge, as the rush begins to shift up to 15 air freight cases, 10 loose freight boxes and numerous suitcases, totalling almost 39 tonnes, across the world from Shanghai to Bahrain. But long before the winner’s champagne had even started to dry on the podium, a new race was already on, as the timer started on the countdown to the Bahrain Grand Prix.įans adore back-to-back races, as they get two consecutive weekends of Formula One action. The drop of the chequered flag on Sunday in China marked a first victory of 2017 for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. And the fight has just begun…”įeatured this Week: The Race Between the Races… Our mindset is that of the underdog – not the Champion. We need to – and we will – keep working with everything we have got to develop our car, correct our errors and continue improving. “Our one point lead in the constructors’ championship is anything but a comfortable margin. And after racing on a very different circuit, in very different conditions, it’s clear that we are very closely matched – and that small margins will make the difference.

“Two races into the season and now it is 1:1 between Mercedes and Ferrari.

We are all racers and we are all properly excited for this fight. “What we have in 2017 is the perfect situation for the fans and also for us as a team. We are very close on pace and I expect a bit of a ping-pong battle through the season, depending on the track. “China was a great way to hit back in the battle with Ferrari.

Featured This Week: The Race Between the Races….

2017 heats up with Round Three of the 2017 season at the Bahrain International Circuit