A NEW CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE SILVER ARROWS(en) A NEW CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE SILVER ARROWS Sunday in Shanghai was one of those days. Nico Rosberg won his first Grand Prix at his 111th attempt – 111 years (and three weeks) after the first ever Mercedes took victory at the 1901 Nice Speed Weeks. What’s more, this year marks exactly three decades since Nico’s father Keke became world champion – in a season that, just like 2012, saw three different winners of the first three races (on the road, at least, before the first two finishers in Brazil were disqualified for technical irregularities…) Yesterday, Nico also became a member of a very select club: drivers who have won a Grand Prix in a Silver Arrow. The story of the silver Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix cars stretches back to June 1934, and the debut of the Mercedes-Benz W 25 at the Eifelrennen, held on the Nürburgring. The winner that day was Manfred von Brauchitsch, and Nico has now written a new chapter in that proud 78-year tradition.

In total, eight drivers have now won Grands Prix at the wheel of a works Mercedes-Benz: Manfred von Brauchitsch, Rudolf Caracciola, Luigi Fagioli, Juan Manuel Fangio, Hermann Lang, Stirling Moss and Richard Seaman. Since Formula One began in 1950, just three men have this honour: Fangio, Moss and Rosberg. Nico’s win was the 10th for a works Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow in F1. What’s more, it was the first victory for a German driver at the wheel of a Silver Arrow since Hermann Lang triumphed in the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix – with the two successes separated by 26,537 days. Indeed, as Nico became a winning Mercedes-Benz works driver – and one of just two men still living to have this distinction – so, too, the Mercedes AMG F1 W03 joined an even smaller club, becoming the sixth Silver Arrow car to take Grand Prix victory.

It follows the tradition of the W 25 (used through 1934, 35 and 36), the W 125 (1937), W 154 (1938, 39), the W 165 voiturette (1939 Tripolis Grand Prix) and the W 196 (1954, 55). However, the success on Sunday was not just limited to the top step of the podium. With McLaren-Mercedes drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton finishing second and third, it was the second time in three years that Mercedes power had filled the podium in China – and just the third time in Formula One history. Indeed, Nico’s win was the 90th for Mercedes-Benz engines in Formula One and made him the 12th driver to win in Formula One with Mercedes-Benz power. Since David Coulthard took the company’s first victory of the modern era at the 1997 Australian GP with McLaren-Mercedes, Mercedes has won 81 times from 264 starts – a winning percentage of just over 30%.

With three all-Mercedes front rows in three races this season, the Brixworth-built V8 is justifying its status as the sport’s unofficial world champion engine, having scored more points than any other in the past three seasons. Q&A with Norbert Haug, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Yesterday’s victory was an historic moment, and the first for a works Silver Arrow in 57 years. What does it mean? “It’s a reward for all our colleagues who have put in so much work and who never let themselves be distracted from their dream of winning races in Formula One. It’s also the perfect example that you can achieve what you want to when the right conditions are put in place and you are totally committed to the direction you are heading in. Nico showed great class yesterday: it was a composed win, with an advantage of more than 20 seconds.” What were your emotions during the race and when Nico crossed the line? “I was actually pretty calm – I had a good feeling and after a few laps, I was already thinking that we could get the job done.

It was unfortunate that Michael retired because of an incorrectly attached wheel nut after his pit-stop – he had been running second and we could maybe even have scored a one-two. It was a great feeling as Nico took the flag – just pure joy for all the people who have worked so hard for this win.” MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS - The races of 2012 Heritage Seasons The races of 2012 The Silver Arrows works team started their third year, 2012, with a change of name to MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS but kept the proven driver pairing of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher for a third season, which was to be the longest ever in the history of Formula 1 with 20 races. 2012 was another historic year for Mercedes-Benz. At the end of March, the brand with the three-pointed star celebrated 111 years of success in motor racing. On March 25th 1901 at the Nice Racing Week, a Daimler racing car achieved the first victory for a ‘Mercedes’, which was named after one of the daughters of the importer, Emil Jellinek.

After an exhausting six hours, 45 minutes and 48 seconds, Wilhelm Werner (mechanic to Baron Henri de Rothschild) won with a lead of 26 minutes and 10 seconds and an average speed of 58.1 km/h. By way of comparison, that would equate to a lead of almost six minutes in a modern grand prix lasting an hour and a half. The 2012 Formula 1 season started with a tough first race for Michael and Nico, as they finished out of the points in Melbourne, just one week before the 111th anniversary. The first race after the jubilee was to prove much more successful, however, because at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, Nico took the first pole position for the Mercedes-Benz works team since their return to Formula 1. Michael started the third race of the season next to him on the front row. The following day, Nico achieved the first victory for a works Silver Arrow since the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on September 11th, 1955 – 20,671 days previously.

Nico secured his first GP victory in his 111th Formula 1 race, 111 years (and three weeks) after the first Mercedes triumph at the Nice Racing Week. And, what is even more amazing, this victory was the first for a German driver in a Silver Arrow since Hermann Lang’s win at the Swiss Grand Prix in 1939. Nico finished in the points again in the next two races in Bahrain and Spain and was a member of the podium party at his home race in Monaco where he came home in second place. Michael posted the fastest time of qualifying in Q3 in the Principality but had to start the race from grid position six because of a penalty incurred in the previous grand prix. He retired from the race with a technical problem. However, his finest hour followed two races later at the Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia. Starting from grid position twelve, Michael fought his way up the field on the street circuit to a place on the podium, securing third place and his first podium since his comeback. Nico came sixth, producing a great result overall for the team. Apart from Hungary, Michael was never out of the points in the races that followed until the end of the European season in Monza.

He lined up for his 300th Formula 1 grand prix start in the Belgian Grand Prix, at his favourite track in Spa-Francorchamps, the one he likes to call his ‘living room’. After 308 races, 91 wins and seven world titles, Michael ended his Formula 1 career at the season finale in Brazil, where he came home in seventh place. On 93 points and 49 respectively, Nico and Michael placed ninth and thirteenth in the drivers’ championship. MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS finished the season in fifth position in the constructors’ standings on 142 points. Share this Page News: Towcester and the villages in NN12 (NN12) New Chapter In History Of F1 Mercedes Silver Arrows Author: Nicola Armstrong Published: 16th April 2012 16:02 Mercedes F1 team celebrate in Shanghai In motorsport, there are days when the stars simply seem to align and everything comes together perfectly. Sunday in Shanghai was one of those days.

Nico Rosberg won his first Grand Prix at his 111th attempt - 111 years (and three weeks) after the first ever Mercedes took victory at the 1901 Nice Speed Weeks. What's more, this year marks exactly three decades since Nico's father Keke became world champion - in a season that, just like 2012, saw three different winners of the first three races (on the road, at least, before the first two finishers in Brazil were disqualified for technical irregularities...) Yesterday, Nico also became a member of a very select club: drivers who have won a Grand Prix in a Silver Arrow. The story of the silver Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix cars stretches back to June 1934, and the debut of the Mercedes-Benz W 25 at the Eifelrennen, held on the Nürburgring. The winner that day was Manfred von Brauchitsch, and Nico has now written a new chapter in that proud 78-year tradition.

In total, eight drivers have now won Grands Prix at the wheel of a works Mercedes-Benz: Manfred von Brauchitsch, Rudolf Caracciola, Luigi Fagioli, Juan Manuel Fangio, Hermann Lang, Stirling Moss and Richard Seaman. Since Formula One began in 1950, just three men have this honour: Fangio, Moss and Rosberg. Nico's win was the 10th for a works Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow in F1. What's more, it was the first victory for a German driver at the wheel of a Silver Arrow since Hermann Lang triumphed in the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix - with the two successes separated by 26,537 days. Indeed, as Nico became a winning Mercedes-Benz works driver - and one of just two men still living to have this distinction - so, too, the Mercedes AMG F1 W03 joined an even smaller club, becoming the sixth Silver Arrow car to take Grand Prix victory.

It follows the tradition of the W 25 (used through 1934, 35 and 36), the W 125 (1937), W 154 (1938, 39), the W 165 voiturette (1939 Tripolis Grand Prix) and the W 196 (1954, 55). However, the success on Sunday was not just limited to the top step of the podium. With McLaren-Mercedes drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton finishing second and third, it was the second time in three years that Mercedes power had filled the podium in China - and just the third time in Formula One history. Indeed, Nico's win was the 90th for Mercedes-Benz engines in Formula One and made him the 12th driver to win in Formula One with Mercedes-Benz power. Since David Coulthard took the company's first victory of the modern era at the 1997 Australian GP with McLaren-Mercedes, Mercedes has won 81 times from 264 starts - a winning percentage of just over 30%.

With three all-Mercedes front rows in three races this season, the Brixworth-built V8 is justifying its status as the sport's unofficial world champion engine, having scored more points than any other in the past three seasons. Q&A with Norbert Haug, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Yesterday's victory was an historic moment, and the first for a works Silver Arrow in 57 years. What does it mean? "It's a reward for all our colleagues who have put in so much work and who never let themselves be distracted from their dream of winning races in Formula One. It's also the perfect example that you can achieve what you want to when the right conditions are put in place and you are totally committed to the direction you are heading in. Nico showed great class yesterday: it was a composed win, with an advantage of more than 20 seconds." What were your emotions during the race and when Nico crossed the line? "I was actually pretty calm - I had a good feeling and after a few laps, I was already thinking that we could get the job done.

It was unfortunate that Michael retired because of an incorrectly attached wheel nut after his pit-stop - he had been running second and we could maybe even have scored a one-two. It was a great feeling as Nico took the flag - just pure joy for all the people who have worked so hard for this win." And it wasn't just Nico - there were three Mercedes-powered drivers on the podium... "Three out of three was like the cherry on top of the cake - you can't get any better than that. We have worked long enough with McLaren and also played our part in helping McLaren-Mercedes become what it is today. We raced and beat them fair and square - and they were the very first people to come and congratulate us." Nico joined a very select club of drivers who have won a Grand Prix with a Silver Arrow. What can we expect from him now? "Nico will be as good as we allow him to be. He showed as much yesterday. And Michael is driving to that level too, when his car allows him to." And what thoughts did you have for Michael as he watched the race from the garage? "It was a real shame for Michael - he had earned his place on the podium.

But it will come, and now everybody who at some point criticised the decision can see how important, and how right, it is to have Michael Schumacher in our team. Michael has out-qualified Nico at two of three races this year, and Nico won yesterday. What's more, there's a nice trend to his grid positions so far in 2012: fourth in Australia, third in Malaysia, second in China." You are a pure racer, Norbert. What do you make of the season far, with three winners from three races, and 17 drivers having already scored points? "I think this could be one of the best Formula One seasons of all time and harder fought than ever - and that makes our win even more special. The reigning world champion was little more than three tenths slower than the fastest car in second qualifying - and he had to start 11th. Rosberg started from pole with Vettel outside the top ten - it just goes to show F1's power to surprise." Does the result change the team's objectives for this year? "We want to continue improving, keep our feet on the ground and avoid making any unnecessary waves - there are already more than enough of those in Formula One.

What I particularly liked was that the whole world joined us in celebrating the first win for our young team. Daimler spends less than half the sum on Formula One than it did five years ago and we have nevertheless managed to build a winning team. The victory on Sunday will only push us to get even better." Mercedes History Page 2015 position 1st (703 pts) Mercedes-Benz are currently involved in Formula One, running the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a Formula One racing team, based in Brackley, United Kingdom, using a German licence. Mercedes-Benz had competed in the pre-war European Championship winning three titles, and debuted in Formula One in 1954, running a team for two years. After winning their first race at the 1954 French Grand Prix, driver Juan Manuel Fangio won another three Grands Prix to win the 1954 Drivers' Championship, and repeated this success in 1955 when he won the second title for Mercedes-Benz.

Despite winning two championships, Mercedes-Benz withdrew from motor racing in response to the 1955 Le Mans disaster, and did not return to Formula One until rejoining as an engine supplier in association with Ilmor in 1994. Mercedes-Benz returned as an engine supplier in 1994 in a partnership with Ilmor, a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company with manufacturing based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, now called Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. It supplied Sauber for one season, then switched to McLaren in 1995. In 2009 they also became suppliers of Brawn GP and Force India. Mercedes-Benz returned with a factory team in 2010 after the purchase of Brawn. A fourth team was added to the supplying program in 2014, Williams. For the 2015 season, the 20-year long partnership with McLaren ended. Instead, Mercedes supplied engines to the Lotus F1 team. The manufacturer has collected more than 100 wins as engine supplier, and is ranked fourth in Formula One history. Three Constructors' and four Drivers' Championships have been won with Mercedes-Benz engines.

Mercedes has become one of the most successful teams in F1 history having achieved back to back drivers and constructors titles in 2014 & 2015. In 2014 Mercedes managed 11 one-two finishes beating McLaren's 1988 record of 10. The record was beaten the following year having achieved 12 one-two finishes. Mercedes also collected 16 victories in 2014 & 2015 apiece breaking Ferrari's 2004 record of 15. Contents History Silver Arrows (1930s) Mercedes-Benz formerly competed in Grand Prix motor racing in the 1930s, when the Silver Arrows dominated the races alongside rivals Auto Union. Both teams were heavily funded by the Nazi regime, winning all European Grand Prix Championships after 1932, of which Rudolf Caracciola won three for Mercedes-Benz.

Daimler-Benz AG (1954–1955) In 1954, Mercedes-Benz returned to what was now known as Formula One (a World Championship having been established in 1950) under the leadership of Alfred Neubauer, using the technologically advanced Mercedes-Benz W196. The car was run in both the conventional open-wheeled configuration and a streamlined form, which featured covered wheels and wider bodywork. Juan Manuel Fangio, the 1951 champion, transferred mid-season from Maserati to Mercedes-Benz for their debut at the French Grand Prix on 4 July 1954. The team had immediate success and recorded a 1–2 victory with Fangio and Karl Kling, as well as the fastest lap (Hans Herrmann). Fangio went on to win three more races in 1954, winning the championship. The success continued into the 1955 season, with Mercedes-Benz developing the W196 throughout the year. Mercedes-Benz again dominated the season, with Fangio taking four races, and his new team mate Stirling Moss winning the British Grand Prix.

Fangio and Moss finished first and second in that year's championship. The 1955 disaster at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 11 June, which killed Mercedes-Benz sportscar driver Pierre Levegh and more than 80 spectators led to the cancellations of the French, German, Spanish, and Swiss Grands Prix. At the end of the season, the team withdrew from motor sport, including Formula One. Mercedes GP/Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team (2010–present) Mercedes-Benz returned to Formula One for the 2010 season after buying a minority stake (45.1%) in the Brawn GP team with Aabar Investments purchasing 30% on 16 November 2009, with Ross Brawn continuing his duties as team principal and the team retaining its base and workforce in Brackley, close to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One engine plant (formerly Ilmor Engineering) in Brixworth. Following the purchase of the team, as well as a sponsorship deal with Petronas, the team was rebranded as Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team.

The team has a complex history; it can be traced back to Tyrrell Racing, who competed as a constructor from 1970 until 1998, until being bought by British American Tobacco to become British American Racing in 1999. BAR, who had formed a partnership with Honda, eventually became Honda Racing F1 Team in 2006 when BAT withdrew from the sport. It again changed hands in 2008, when Honda withdrew, and was purchased by the team's management, naming it Brawn GP after team principal Ross Brawn. Brawn used engines from Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines, and despite running on a low budget, Jenson Button won six of the first seven races and ultimately, the 2009 World Championship while Brawn won the constructors title. It was the first time in the sport's sixty-year history that a team won both titles in its maiden season. The team hired German drivers Nico Rosberg, seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher, who returned to Formula One after a three-year absence, and Nick Heidfeld as the test and reserve driver.

Of Brawn's 2009 drivers, Jenson Button signed for McLaren, whilst Rubens Barrichello moved to Rosberg's former seat with Williams team for 2010. With the acquisition of Brawn, the team ended its involvement with McLaren, parent company Daimler AG sold back the 40% shareholding in the McLaren Group, while continuing to supply engines to the team. The team's performance during 2010 was not so competitive as under Brawn, with the team behind the leading three teams of Ferrari, McLaren, and Red Bull. Their best results came from Rosberg finishing on the podium three times, scoring third places at Sepang, Shanghai, and Silverstone. Rosberg eventually finished in seventh place, but Schumacher had a disappointing return, being beaten by his teammate and finishing the season without a single race win, podium, pole position, or fastest lap for the first time since his début season in 1991. He also was involved in a controversy in Hungary after nearly squeezing former Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello into the wall at 180 mph (290 km/h).

Ultimately, the team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship, with 214 points. Prior to the 2011 season, Daimler and Aabar purchased the remaining 24.9% stake owned by the team management in February 2011. Using the new MGP W02, the Australian Grand Prix ended when Schumacher and Rosberg both retired due to crash damage on laps 19 and 22 respectively. In Malaysia, Rosberg qualified ninth and Schumacher again failed to make Q3, qualifying eleventh. Schumacher scored the team's first points of the season with a ninth-place finish, whereas Rosberg had a quiet race and finished twelfth. In China, Rosberg and Schumacher showed strong form, with Rosberg finishing fifth as well as leading fourteen laps during the race, while Schumacher ended the race in eighth place. Rosberg added another fifth place in Turkey, while in Spain, Schumacher finished in sixth place, ahead of Rosberg. After a pointless Monaco Grand Prix, Schumacher equalled his best finish for the team in Canada, finishing fourth after running as high as second.

In Valencia, Rosberg finished seventh, and Schumacher seventeenth, after contact with Vitaly Petrov. Rosberg and Schumacher both finished in the points at the following two races in Great Britain and Germany. Gearbox issues stopped Schumacher from scoring at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but Rosberg managed to finish in ninth place. At the Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher moved from the back of the grid – after losing a wheel in qualifying – to finish fifth, while Rosberg finished sixth, having led the race in its early stages. Again, the team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship just as in 2010, with 165 points with no wins, podiums, or poles. For 2012, the team removed the GP from their name and added the name of AMG, the high performance division of Mercedes-Benz, to their title. The team will be known as Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. At the start of the season the team was the subject of protest over the use of a "radical" rear wing concept on the Mercedes F1 W03, which was not settled until the third race in China when the stewards unanimously rejected the protest.

At the third race of the season in China, Rosberg took the team's first pole position as a works team since Fangio in 1955; Schumacher finished the session third, but moved up to second after a grid penalty for Lewis Hamilton. The team secured its first win in 57 years when Nico Rosberg finished first in the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. In addition to that, Rosberg became the first German driver to win a Grand Prix driving a German vehicle since Hermann Lang's victory at the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix. On 28 September 2012, it was announced that McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton would join the team from the 2013 season onwards, having signed a three-year deal to partner Nico Rosberg in the team. On 26 May 2013 Nico Rosberg capitalised on a pole position to award the team its first win of 2013 at the Monaco Grand Prix. Mercedes then went on to take third place in the Canadian Grand Prix courtesy of Hamilton, followed by another win for Rosberg at the British Grand Prix after the team took 1–2 in qualifying.

The team then celebrated their third win of the season after Hamilton took his first victory for the team at the Hungarian Grand Prix, resulting in second place ahead of Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship. Both drivers were retained for 2014. Rosberg won the first race of the season in Australia, then in Malaysia, Hamilton completed a grand chelem –leading every lap from pole position, with the fastest race lap –while Rosberg completed a 1–2 finish for the team; it ended Hamilton's nine race streak without a podium finish, and was the first 1–2 finish by Mercedes-Benz as a works team since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. The team repeated the result at the Bahrain, the Chinese, and the Spanish Grands Prix, while Rosberg and Hamilton finished 1–2 respectively at the Monaco and Austrian Grands Prix. At the German Grand Prix, Rosberg became the first German driver driving a German vehicle to win the German Grand Prix since it was achieved by Rudolf Caracciola and Mercedes-Benz at the 1939 German Grand Prix. At the Russian Grand Prix the team won their first Constructors' Championship as a works team. Hamilton won the last race of the season, held in Abu Dhabi.

He finished the season 67 points ahead of Rosberg, clinching the World Drivers' Championship. The team finished the 2014 season 296 points ahead of their closest rival Red Bull Racing in the Constructors' World Championship standings. For the 2015 season, the team retained both Hamilton and Rosberg. At the 2015 Russian Grand Prix the team won their second Constructors' Championship as a works team, they won 16 of the 19 races of the championship. and Hamilton won his second consecutive Drivers' Title at the 2015 United States Grand Prix. Sponsorships In December 2009, the team suffered an early setback when it was discovered that a planned £80m sponsorship arrangement that had been signed by Brawn with Henkel in July was invalid. Henkel claimed they were unaware of the deal and had no interest in Formula One; the deal allegedly was made by a former Henkel employee on stolen company stationery for the purposes of defrauding the company.

On 22 December, Henkel announced that the dispute with the team had been resolved with a mutual agreement and that legal action would not be pursued, although the team would work with the German prosecutor's office to clarify the matter. On 21 December, the team confirmed that Malaysian oil supplier Petronas would join the team as title sponsor. From 2010 the team will compete under the full title of Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team. According to some reports, the arrangement is valued at €30m each year. On 25 January 2010, the team's livery was unveiled publicly at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart, with Schumacher and Rosberg in attendance. The cars race in the traditional silver colours of Mercedes-Benz and retains Brawn GP sponsor MIGfx. Racing record Nico Rosberg Scares David Coulthard Nurburgring New Mercedes - 2013 New Car Review HD - YouTube Nico Rosberg Scares David Coulthard Nurburgring New Mercedes - 2013 New Car Review HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video?

Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 16, 2013 New Car Reviews, New Car Commercials & Best Car Video's The No. 1 Channel For Car Lovers Make Sure To Subscribe 请订阅收听爱车族的第一首选频道。 最新の車レビュー、最新の車広告＆権威である車のビデオ、車好き方は優先選択するチャネルにご注目して下さい！ David Marshall Coulthard, MBE (/ˈkoʊlθɑrt/; born 27 March 1971[1]), often known as DC, is a Scottish former Formula One racing driver.[2] Coulthard, who was born and brought up in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire,[3][4] made his Formula One debut in 1994 and won 13 Grands Prix in a career spanning 15 seasons.

Twice a winner in Monaco, Coulthard was team-mate to Mika Häkkinen in the Finn's two Drivers' Championship-winning seasons for McLaren Mercedes before helping establish the Red Bull team. His best Drivers' Championship finish was second in 2001. After retiring from racing in Formula One, Coulthard continued to be involved with the Red Bull Racing team as a consultant,[5] as well as joining the BBC as a Television commentator and pundit. He returned as an active driver in the DTM series for 2010, piloting a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class for Mücke Motorsport. He has finished in 16th position in the drivers championship in both years of competing in the series.[6] On 18 October 2012, Coulthard announced retirement from racing after the 2012 DTM season, his final race planned to be on 21 October 2012 at Hockenheim. ... Nico Erik Rosberg (born 27 June 1985 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team.

He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career. He holds dual nationality of these two countries.[1] Rosberg won the 2005 GP2 Series for the ART team, having raced in Formula 3 Euro Series previously for his father's team. For the 2010 Formula One season, Rosberg joined the re-branded Mercedes team, formed by Mercedes's takeover of 2009 constructors' champions Brawn GP. Rosberg finished outside the points in the first two races of the season in Australia and Malaysia, finishing twelfth and thirteenth respectively. At the Chinese Grand Prix, Rosberg gained the first pole position of his career, beating Lewis Hamilton's qualifying time by over half a second.[19] Rosberg took advantage of his grid position to storm to his maiden victory finishing over 20 seconds ahead of second-placed Jenson Button who fell back after a pit-stop error.

In this way Rosberg took his first points of the season and Mercedes's first win since Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, prior to their withdrawal from the sport.[20] In addition to that, Rosberg became the first German driver to win a Grand Prix driving a German car since Hermann Lang´s victory at the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix and the first driver to win a Grand Prix during a life of his father who also achieved a Grand Prix victory in Formula 1. 2013 Rosberg will stay at Mercedes for the 2013 season where he will be partnered with Lewis Hamilton after Hamilton signed a three-year contract with the team.

Records and achievements Youngest driver to set the fastest lap: 20 years, 258 days in 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix David Coulthard Youtube video on : DC Driving an F1 car at the new Austin Texas Track DavidCoulthardF1 CARJAM TV - Subscribe Here Now Like Us Now On Facebook: For The World's Best Car Videos Website: David Marshall Coulthard, MBE (/'ko?l??rt/; born 27 March 1971[1]), often known as DC, is a Scottish former Formula One racing driver.[2] Coulthard, who was born and brought up in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire,[3][4] made his Formula One debut in 1994 and won 13 Grands Prix in a career spanning 15 seasons. Twice a winner in Monaco, Coulthard was team-mate to Mika Häkkinen in the Finn's two Drivers' Championship-winning seasons for McLaren Mercedes before helping establish the Red Bull team. His best Drivers' Championship finish was second in 2001.

After retiring from racing in Formula One, Coulthard continued to be involved with the Red Bull Racing team as a consultant,[5] as well as joining the BBC as a Television commentator and pundit. He returned as an active driver in the DTM series for 2010, piloting a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class for Mücke Motorsport. He has finished in 16th position in the drivers championship in both years of competing in the series.[6] On 18 October 2012, Coulthard announced retirement from racing after the 2012 DTM season, his final race planned to be on 21 October 2012 at Hockenheim. Nico Erik Rosberg (born 27 June 1985 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career. He holds dual nationality of these two countries.[1] Rosberg won the 2005 GP2 Series for the ART team, having raced in Formula 3 Euro Series previously for his father's team.

For the 2010 Formula One season, Rosberg joined the re-branded Mercedes team, formed by Mercedes's takeover of 2009 constructors' champions Brawn GP. Rosberg finished outside the points in the first two races of the season in Australia and Malaysia, finishing twelfth and thirteenth respectively. At the Chinese Grand Prix, Rosberg gained the first pole position of his career, beating Lewis Hamilton's qualifying time by over half a second.[19] Rosberg took advantage of his grid position to storm to his maiden victory finishing over 20 seconds ahead of second-placed Jenson Button who fell back after a pit-stop error. In this way Rosberg took his first points of the season and Mercedes's first win since Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, prior to their withdrawal from the sport.[20] In addition to that, Rosberg became the first German driver to win a Grand Prix driving a German car since Hermann Lang´s victory at the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix and the first driver to win a Grand Prix during a life of his father who also achieved a Grand Prix victory in Formula 1.

2013 Rosberg will stay at Mercedes for the 2013 season where he will be partnered with Lewis Hamilton after Hamilton signed a three-year contract with the team. Records and achievements Youngest driver to set the fastest lap: 20 years, 258 days in 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix David Coulthard Twitter - 268314815519408128 Photo from his - Official Site DavidCoulthardF1 CARJAM TV - Subscribe Here Now Like Us Now On Facebook: For The World's Best Car Videos Website: David Marshall Coulthard, MBE (/'ko?l??rt/; born 27 March 1971[1]), often known as DC, is a Scottish former Formula One racing driver.[2] Coulthard, who was born and brought up in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire,[3][4] made his Formula One debut in 1994 and won 13 Grands Prix in a career spanning 15 seasons.

Twice a winner in Monaco, Coulthard was team-mate to Mika Häkkinen in the Finn's two Drivers' Championship-winning seasons for McLaren Mercedes before helping establish the Red Bull team. His best Drivers' Championship finish was second in 2001. After retiring from racing in Formula One, Coulthard continued to be involved with the Red Bull Racing team as a consultant,[5] as well as joining the BBC as a Television commentator and pundit. He returned as an active driver in the DTM series for 2010, piloting a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class for Mücke Motorsport. He has finished in 16th position in the drivers championship in both years of competing in the series.[6] On 18 October 2012, Coulthard announced retirement from racing after the 2012 DTM season, his final race planned to be on 21 October 2012 at Hockenheim. Nico Erik Rosberg (born 27 June 1985 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team.

He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career. He holds dual nationality of these two countries.[1] Rosberg won the 2005 GP2 Series for the ART team, having raced in Formula 3 Euro Series previously for his father's team. For the 2010 Formula One season, Rosberg joined the re-branded Mercedes team, formed by Mercedes's takeover of 2009 constructors' champions Brawn GP. Rosberg finished outside the points in the first two races of the season in Australia and Malaysia, finishing twelfth and thirteenth respectively. At the Chinese Grand Prix, Rosberg gained the first pole position of his career, beating Lewis Hamilton's qualifying time by over half a second.[19] Rosberg took advantage of his grid position to storm to his maiden victory finishing over 20 seconds ahead of second-placed Jenson Button who fell back after a pit-stop error.

In this way Rosberg took his first points of the season and Mercedes's first win since Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, prior to their withdrawal from the sport.[20] In addition to that, Rosberg became the first German driver to win a Grand Prix driving a German car since Hermann Lang´s victory at the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix and the first driver to win a Grand Prix during a life of his father who also achieved a Grand Prix victory in Formula 1. 2013 Rosberg will stay at Mercedes for the 2013 season where he will be partnered with Lewis Hamilton after Hamilton signed a three-year contract with the team. Records and achievements Youngest driver to set the fastest lap: 20 years, 258 days in 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix

Question: In 2012, who became the first German driver, since Hermann Lang in 1939, to win a Formula One Grand Prix in a German car?
Answer: Nico Rosberg