Ferrari steps up to challenge Mercedes in 20
Three days after Rosberg won the championship, he ended his F1 career to enjoy his life with his family in Monaco. He also lost his 3rd world driver's title with this rare Mercedes engine failure.Īt the end of 2016, Nico Rosberg was able to win the championship over his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
In Malaysia, Hamilton was cruising to the finish with a giant gap between him and Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo when his engine blew up on the finish straight.
In Spain, they didn't because of a collision between both drivers in the first lap. The only Grands Prix they didn't win were Spain and Malaysia. The W07 was even more dominant then Ferrari's F2004. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes W07 in Azerbeijan A place they should always be fighting for. Finally, the Merc was the class of the field and one of the drivers will be World Champion. An encouraging start to his partnership with Nico Rosberg brought three wins in 2013. Lewis Hamilton eraĪfter an unsuccessful three years that saw just one victory, the team turned to Lewis Hamilton in a bid to drive them back to the front. However, engine deals for the likes of McLaren and Force India weren’t enough to whet the appetite and 2010 saw them return to the sport. Unfortunately, Micheal Schumacher was not able to use his magic for the same goal as he did with Ferrari and made some success but not enough. At the end of the 1955 season, Mercedes pulled out of the sport. Mercedes' driver Pierre Levegh and over 80 spectators died after a horrific crash. Mercedes, with Fangio at the wheel, was destined to create a legacy as great as Ferrari’s, but a tragic incident at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans changed that. Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by Rosberg & Schumacher on the Nordschleife (1954 & 1955) The following season he did it again emphatically winning four of the six races and retaining the championship. Fangio went on to win three more races to become the champion, Mercedes' first and his second. The team made their debut in 1954 with Fangio and Karl Kling at the wheel, the Argentinian legend switched to Mercedes halfway through the season from Maserati, and Fangio won their first race with an emphatic 1-2 finish at the French Grand Prix. With the money that has been pumped into the team, the modern-day Mercedes can be deemed little else but disappointing, extremely disappointing.
Previously, it was Juan Manuel Fangio, then, it was Michael Schumacher, but sadly the trophy cabinet isn’t as full as on Fangio's day. The giant German manufacturers finally had their own team for the first time since 1955, and an another great driver at the wheel. When Mercedes bought Constructors champions Brawn GP the grid was on alert immediately. What more could a new team trying to catapult itself to the top of the tree need? Well, a fast car would've helped.
Michael Schumacher Mercedes W03 at Monaco