“A decent start for us on this first Friday of the new Formula One season. We know what Friday sessions are for and don’t know what fuel loads others were running. Car sales are expected to fall across Europe this year following the end of scrappage incentives, including by about 10pc in the UK, with the longer-term future for the industry facing concerns that there is an overcapacity in production. “There’s a huge amount of positives to take away from this weekend: we’ve got a great car and we can fight for the world championships. We’ve all worked incredibly hard - and, today, in dappled late-afternoon sunshine in Melbourne’s Albert Park, all that hard work paid off. But we’ve started well, and in a few days’ time we’ll roll into Sepang, Malaysia, hungry to score a repeat victory. “While it’s a bit disappointing not to have been able to convert pole position into victory, I’m not downhearted - there are still plenty of races ahead and lots more opportunities to score points.
“Today means a lot to me, and I’m sure it’ll mean a lot to all of them too: it’ll make those extra hours worked in the early hours of the morning all the more worthwhile, because we know we can do great things with this car. I’m extremely pleased at the first results of this collaboration, and I’m excited by the potential that lies ahead as we continue to develop the formulations. After a lengthy pause, F1 action comes to live tomorrow with the first grand prix of the 2012 season, happening at Melbourne, Australia. It comes available in option packages such as a mobility package, trailer hitch package, and cold climate package. COMES WITH A 5 DAY/300 MILE RETURN POLICY. We expect the new A 25 AMG to be priced at around 40,000 - 50,000 euros for the European market, with the start of sales programmed for the end of 2012. The car will also be available for purchase in the USA, but only beginning with spring/summer 2013. All rights reserved. Manufacturing Equipment: Grob-Werke GmbH & Co. All rights reserved.
“We never under-estimate our opposition, and undoubtedly there’s a long hard road ahead of us between now and the end of the season. “I’m not sure what happened at the start, but I lost ground and then suffered from tyre degradation at the end of the first stint. Everything ran smoothly today which is a tribute to the team, and everyone at our factories in Brackley and Brixworth has done a very good job to prepare for this first race. The Concept is behind us, and with new spy photos, we have first information about its release. “Every victory means a lot - but today shows just how important it was to have a strong winter. But what’s most important is that we showed today that we have a very quick racing car - that’s a massive positive for the team. “Jenson was utterly immaculate today. We learned a lot for the race here in Melbourne over the two sessions, so it was a very productive day. But the race went smoothly after that. “He made a brilliant start, slipping past Lewis who got bogged down momentarily, and after that he controlled the race with consummate authority.
“Hydration in the cockpit is extremely important,” says Jenson Button, “and I know that only too well from a past experience during the Malaysian Grand Prix when my fluid bottle broke. As it tries to cool itself down it loses fluid and minerals - during the Malaysian Grand Prix a driver can lose up to 4kg in fluid, which is around five per cent of their total body weight. In the years since the Malaysian Grand Prix joined the F1 calendar in 1999, the thermal parameters of the mechanical elements of the car - engine, gearbox, hydraulics, and so on - have become well enough understood for retirements through overheating to be relatively rare. I have a feeling that my green card is just around the corner. Besides the extreme noise and vibration, the body takes a constant battering from the forces of acceleration, deceleration and cornering: in a typical 4G corner a human head, enclosed in a helmet, can weigh the equivalent of 24kg. To fight those forces and thrive in a two-hour race is a supreme athletic achievement. Both drivers concentrated on race simulations with different programmes, and both were on the medium tyres as the team took the decision to save a set of options for the better track conditions tomorrow.
