The 2013 Formula One contest gets happening in Melbourne this week with the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix, held at the Albert Park track in the city. For MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS, 2013 sees an exhilarating new driver combination with Lewis Hamilton joining the team to colleague Nico Rosberg at the wheel of the Silver Arrows cars.
The Safety Car has been organize in six of the last ten races in Melbourne - comprised four of the last five Mercedes-Benz power has won four of the past five Australian Grands Prix 60% of Australian Grand Prix winners in the past decade have gone on to befall World Champion.
Nico Rosberg Melbourne is a immense place to kick off the new Formula One season. I actually like the city and the Australian fans at the track are always unbelievable and so supportive. The first Grand Prix is where everyone finds out where they actually are and we can judge how well we have done beside our opposition as the times in winter testing just don't tell the full story.
The weather in Melbourne looks very hot at the moment which is going to be a harsh dispute as we have no experience with the F1 W04 in those conditions. Tyre humiliation will be the biggest concern for everyone so we need to look at that cautiously and do a good job in managing it. I'm really looking onward to next weekend and receiving the season underway.