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Monday, May 09, 2011

Poor High-Fuel Performance A Weakness For Mercedes in Istanbul - F1 News - The Checkered Flag

"Poor High-Fuel Performance A Weakness For Mercedes in Istanbul
Michael Schumacher - Photo Credit: Mercedes GP
Written By
David Bean
– May 8, 2011

Mercedes draw some positives from their weekend in Turkey, which saw Nico Rosberg finish fifth, but Michael Schumacher down in twelfth.

Rosberg began the race in third place, and was up to second in the early stages. However, he was overtaken several times in the first half of the race before recovering to overtake Jenson Button in the closing laps. The German thinks that this is a positive result for the team that is indicative of their improving performance:"

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