MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Brazilian GP Review RACEA thrilling Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos this afternoon saw Michael Schumacher end his Formula One career with a battling seventh place finish,whilst Nico Rosberg came home in 15th position after a dramatic and rain-affected race. Both drivers suffered a puncture from debris in the early stages of therace which compromised their afternoons Michael stopped four times on laps 5, 8, 17 and 54, with aprime/prime/inter/prime/inter tyre usage Nico also came into the pits four times on laps 9, 18, 20 and 50, usingoption/inter/prime/prime/inter tyresDrivers Car No. Chassis No. Race Result / Fastest Lap Michael Schumacher 7 F1 W03 / 03 P7 1:20.158 Nico Rosberg 8 F1 W03 / 09 P15 1:20.266

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Michael Schumacher, What an exciting and eventful Grand Prix! Strangely enough, my last everFormula One race began with a puncture which pushed me down the runningorder. But it's always been my philosophy to never give up - there's alwaysa chance, you just have to keep going and seize it when it comes. It's astrange sort of coincidence that I've ended my Formula One career now in P7,which was my first ever qualifying result at Spa-Francorchamps 308 racesago. It also occurs to me that I was driving with the number seven on my cartoday and that I have seven world championship trophies in my cabinet.Congratulations to Sebastian Vettel on claiming his third world title in arow. I'm very proud of Sebastian and really thrilled for him. As early asthe first lap, I suddenly found him blocking the track facing the wrong way,but then the two of us both staged great comebacks in the race. Hisperformance also showed that you just have to keep plugging away. Even underthese difficult conditions, my final Formula One race was tremendous fun,and I would once again like to thank the team and all my fans for theirsupport over the past years. I've enjoyed the time we've spent together verymuch indeed.Nico RosbergThat was definitely the longest race of my life today! The start was prettygood, and I was running in the top eight. After the puncture however, therewas damage to the floor and I lost a lot of performance. So unfortunately Ihad no chance to fight back from there. It must have been a fantastic racefor the fans here in Interlagos and watching on the TV and I hope theyenjoyed the show. Congratulations to Sebastian on the world title which isvery well deserved. For myself, I am now looking forward to next year andthe chance to attack again. Many thanks to the team for all of their effortsthis year which saw our first win together, and we can look forward tomaking further progress and a better 2013.Ross Brawn We saw a very dramatic race today and a fitting finale to a great season forFormula One. From our perspective, the two punctures early on put us in adifficult position with both cars. Nico's car suffered a lot of damage andthat made his race very difficult. Michael's puncture wasn't as severe andthe team did a good job to recover, with some help from the safety car.Michael showed all of the skills that we know he has today to salvage hisrace; considered overtaking, good decisions on tyre strategy, and he keptthe car on the road to bring us home some points. It was a nice way tofinish the season and his career with us. In terms of results, his secondspell in Formula One hasn't been as special but it has been so for all of uswho have had the privilege of working with him. It has been a real honourfor all of the boys and girls at our team, and working alongside Michaelgives you a real understanding of why he is so special and has achievedseven world championships. He will be missed and we all wish him the verybest for the future. Congratulations to Sebastian on achieving his thirdworld title today, a very impressive achievement.Norbert HaugWhat an incredibly dramatic way to round off a long championship season!Michael and Nico had to make unplanned stops for punctures caused by debrison the track, losing a lot of time in the process. Both cars sustaineddamage to their underbody as a result, which affected downforce and pushedup lap times, with Nico's car suffering more than Michael's. In his finalrace, Michael mastered the difficult, damp conditions on the track inimpressive style, battling his way through to seventh place. It was great tosee Michael overcoming all these problems to finish among the points in hislast ever Formula One race. We thank Michael not only for his tremendousdedication and his racing achievements for our team, but also for thosegreat personal qualities that he manifested at all times. The three seasonshe spent with us will always serve as a model of team play at its best.Congratulations to Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing on wrapping up theworld championship hat-trick. To become world champion three years insuccession is a remarkable feat that has been achieved by only two previousdrivers - Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher.