NICO ROSBERG“The Monaco Grand Prix is my home race and it’s always an enjoyable weekend. Formula One brings a real atmosphereto my home town and it’s very special to have all of my family and friends there to support me over the weekend. Livingso close to the track is helpful too! After a rewarding first four races, Barcelona was disappointing, so we will hope tosee an improvement for Monaco and we will work hard to understand our issues from last weekend. Monaco is acompletely different circuit with its own unique challenges and characteristics so it will be interesting to see how thecar goes there. I had a good race last year, qualifying and finishing in sixth place, so it would be nice to go a few placesbetter this time.”
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER“I have always liked to drive in Monaco and that’s why I am really looking forward to competing there this weekend. TheMonaco Grand Prix certainly adds something very special to the Formula One calendar and driving through the streetsof Monte Carlo is undoubtedly unique. We go there and hope that the characteristics of the street circuit suit our carbetter than in Spain last weekend. On the other hand, we should be careful to expect too much this time as we haveseen in Barcelona that there is still a lot of work ahead of us. So, other than having achieved my best result so far thisseason, I have taken with me a lot of motivation to work even harder with our engineers to improve the car further.”
ROSS BRAWN“The Monaco Grand Prix is one of the most challenging race weekends of the year but everyone revels in the specialatmosphere and as engineers, we love the unique demands and the extra pressure that the street circuit generates. Inaddition to a car which is strong mechanically, you need good power and drivability, provided by our Mercedes-Benzengine, for the low-speed corners. Monaco requires a particular set-up and therefore whilst we will run our new aeropackage but we will revert to our previous specification suspension system to allow for the steering lock requiredaround this unique circuit. The drivers play their role at Monaco perhaps more so than at any other track. Precision,consistency, speed and control are essential and with Michael and Nico, we are fortunate to have two drivers who excelhere. Together with Mercedes-Benz, we achieved the dream result of a one-two finish last year, and whilst we are not atthe pace of the frontrunners at the moment, at Monaco you just never know what can happen.”
NORBERT HAUG“The Grand Prix of Monaco is the most spectacular, most popular and most glamorous event on the race calendar. Ifteams and drivers could choose one race that they desperately want to win, then their choice would be Monaco.Mercedes-Benz has mostly found the unique street circuit in the Principality to be a place for great results. Starting withour first victory in 1998, we have won seven of the last 12 Grands Prix together with our partners, the last three being ahat-trick in 2007, 2008 and 2009. With our new team, MERCEDES GP PETRONAS, we currently do not belong in theabsolute favourites for race victories. However the Monaco Grand Prix is known for its own rules and we will work fullyconcentrated on achieving a good result. With Michael and Nico, we have two drivers who both like this circuit and inmy view, both belong among the fastest drivers on this special and demanding circuit.”
