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MERCEDES GP PETRONAS is delighted to confirm that the team and Nico Rosberg have agreed a multi-year contract extension to include the 2013 season and beyond.
Since joining MERCEDES GP PETRONAS for the 2010 season, Nico has achieved three podiums, scored 217 points and demonstrated that he belongs to the top group of drivers currently racing in Formula One.
Nico Rosberg said: “I am very excited to have extended my contract with the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team. To win in a Silver Arrow will be one of the highlights of my life so far, and I greatly enjoy helping to lead our team in our quest to become the best in Formula One. I have every confidence that the team will provide me with a winning car, and that we will be able to contribute to the fantastic racing heritage of the Silver Arrows. I look forward to great times in the years ahead with the Mercedes-Benz family.”
Ross Brawn, Team Principal, MERCEDES GP PETRONAS commented: “We are delighted to have extended our contract with Nico as we know that he is a driver who can win races and championships. Nico has performed exceptionally well for our Silver Arrows team over the past two seasons, achieving results at the very limit of the technical capabilities of our current car. He has an excellent work ethic and, together with Michael, this gives us a driver pairing who consistently push the team to improve and progress. As we continue to strengthen our team for the future, we look forward to providing Nico with a car which will enable him to compete right at the front of the field and achieve his deserved first win in Formula One.”
Norbert Haug, Vice-President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport said: “Nico and MERCEDES GP PETRONAS have the same targets, he loves to work with our team and we are fully committed to a long and successful future together. I very much appreciate Nico´s total dedication and his precision. He is certainly one of the quickest, most talented and most consistent drivers in the field, and his level of professionalism is second to none. We will work very hard to improve our technical package, in order to give our drivers the car to deliver the results they deserve. In Michael, Nico has the most successful racing driver in the history of the sport as his team-mate, which is a perfect combination for him as well as for our team. We all rate Nico very highly and we are looking forward to a long co-operation full of hard work, which will deliver great success for Nico and MERCEDES GP PETRONAS.”
For 2012, MERCEDES GP PETRONAS will enjoy stability in its driver line-up for a third consecutive season, with Nico driving alongside compatriot Michael Schumacher.
* Official photo and details courtesy of MERCEDES GP PETRONAS *
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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is delighted to confirm that it has re-signed 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button to a new multi-year contract. Jenson’s re-signing is a move that will strengthen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ long-term stability as it continues to grow and develop its race-winning form into further world championship successes.
Jenson said:
"I’ve never felt more at home at a team than I do at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.
"I’ve won four of the greatest races of my life here, I’m currently lying second in the drivers’ world championship, and I feel that I’m driving better than ever.
"You can only achieve that with the right level of support – and I truly believe that the passion and determination to win are stronger here at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes than anywhere else.
"As a grand prix driver, those are incredibly powerful feelings to share and be part of, and they’ve only reinforced my desire to commit my long-term future to this team.
"I’ve made no secret of my ambition to continue winning races and world championships, and I fully believe this is the place where I can achieve those aims.
"We at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes know how to win, and we’re busy refining an organisation that will enable us to keep on doing that for years to come."
Lewis said:
"It’s great news that Jenson has chosen to stay with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.
"Jenson has been a great person to work with, and a genuine team-player, from the moment we welcomed him on board.
"Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is a team with a unique and successful tradition in Formula 1, which I'm proud to be part of.
"It was the best moment of my career when I won the drivers’ world championship with this team.
"Jenson and I are as hungry and as ambitious as ever to win races and world championships in the future."
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh said:
"Jenson is a great driver and a great guy.
"In fact, I can safely say that he’s one of the most capable and respected drivers we’ve ever had, and I’m therefore absolutely delighted that he’ll continue to work with us into the future.
"He’s a considerable credit to this organisation, and I’m proud to be his Team Principal.
"I feel sure that he’ll now build on the considerable success he’s already achieved with us, and will be even more successful with us in years to come.
"I think he and Lewis say it better than anyone. Their comments show just how much they respect and trust each other, and they once again continue to prove what we as a team have always known: that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has the very best driver line-up in all of Formula 1."
* Official photo and details courtesy of VODAFONE MCLAREN MERCEDES *
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