Michael Schumacher Restores the Natural Order…At Rosberg’s Expense

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Published: May 10, 2010

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You have to feel a little bit sorry for Nico Rosberg. The son of Finnish Formula One world champion Keke Rosberg, has had a stunning start to the 2010 F1 season with the new incarnation of Brawn GP—the Mercedes Grand Prix team.

After four races, Rosberg was second on the points table and had finished in the top five in each of the races, including two podium finishes. More importantly, he was outscoring his teammate five to one in championship points. Not bad for a new driver in a new team—relatively speaking, at least—and you would think that this would be a great launching point for the European campaign.

But there’s a problem.

Rosberg has Michael Schumacher as a teammate and Schumacher doesn’t like playing second fiddle.

Mercedes GP team principal, Ross Brawn, has a long history with Michael Schumacher, beginning in the 1990s at Benetton. The Brawn-Schumacher combination delivered two world titles at Benetton, before the pair moved to Ferrari where they took five straight championships from 2000-2004.

They are the glamour couple of F1—a motorsport version of Brad and Angelina. Rosberg can’t compete with that, no matter how well he does.

Now, Schumacher is using that relationship to his advantage. He has taken a car that was working brilliantly for Rosberg and, with Brawn, rebuilt it in his own image. Between them, they have changed the chassis, the wheelbase, wings, weight distribution, and even the way the car looks.

It’s now a car that better suits Schumacher, but Rosberg seemed to struggle with the changes, being out-qualified and out-raced for the first time this season by his more illustrious teammate. The proper order of things has been re-established—at least from Schumacher’s perspective.

Of course, Rosberg should have known what he was getting into, or he would have if he hadn’t signed up before Schumacher. Schumach...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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