Lewis Hamilton
“Despite having a mixed weekend at Silverstone, we still came away from the track with a good haul of points and I am now really looking forward to getting back to the Nürburgring. I had a great weekend there last year, taking my first double win of the year and I enjoy driving the track. “
“In 2005 I also won one race there in F3; my team ASM was powered by Mercedes-Benz, and as a result the support from the crowd was fantastic. It will be great to race in front of them again, this time in the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 car. I am sure the grandstands are going to be packed. The track has a very mixed layout, probably with more slow corners than anything else, so you need good traction for the acceleration on the exit. Through the first sector of the track you can really make up time, the corners are very slow so with good balance and under braking you can find the time. “
Martin Whitmarsh, CEO Formula 1, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
“Whilst we left Silverstone satisfied with the points Fernando and Lewis took from the race, the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team exists to win. The team is approaching the race at the Nürburgring looking to win; the motivation is there, as is the performance with Fernando, Lewis, the MP4-22 and the team. We had a constructive test in Belgium, as I am sure have the other teams, and we now need to translate that onto the race track. We have to raise the bar internally with regards our performance and continue to ensure that if the win doesn’t happen, then we take the maximum points total possible. “
Norbert Haug, Vice President, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport
“We arrive at our home Grand Prix at the Nürburgring with a positive balance from the first half of the season. In the first nine of the 17 Grands Prix this year, Fernando and Lewis have achieved 15 out of 18 possible podium finishes, and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is the only team to score points in every race with both drivers. However, the most recent races in Magny-Cours and Silverstone showed that we have to improve further, and everybody in the team works to achieve this in a disciplined manner and with all their power. The Nürburgring and its history is synonymous with the brand and Mercedes-Benz’s motor sport history, after Rudolf Caracciola won the opening race here 80 years ago, and the Silver Arrow was born at the Eifel race 73 years ago. With an attractive and popular entertainment programme next to the track at our home Grand Prix, we traditionally create additional value at no extra cost to our fans, as well as to those of the other teams who want to visit us. However we also do not forget that the most important part happens not next to, but on the track, and we will try to be at the very front at the Nürburgring. ”
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