Mercedes, Wolff: “Hamilton surprised by Rosberg”

Rosberg surprised Hamilton. This is the thought of the executive director Mercedes Toto Wolff. Nico proved to be very fast throughout the season and this surprised his teammate.

“He was probably surprised by Nico's pace. Journalists have written a lot in recent days about his pace, even comparing it to that of Schumacher.", he has declared.

“He has proven to be very fast and that was a surprise for Lewis, but I don't think it's a real problem – he continued -. We saw him go strong in Canada and he was on course for pole position, so I think we can expect great racing from Lewis.".

There probably won't be total domination by both drivers, at least according to the team principal Ross Brawn. They are very competitive and the performances are similar.

“Everyone feels comfortable with the car in one race while in another, perhaps, they don't find the balance they're looking for and this is enough to make the difference between them”, said Wolff, before expressing his thoughts on Hamilton's move to Mercedes.

“Here it's different to McLaren and we're trying to give him freedom so that he doesn't disappoint our expectations. Nico wanted to demonstrate that he is no less and that he is a top rider and this is the best situation for the team, because it creates balance. I don't think there will be any problems or difficulties for Lewis who has only been here recently, while Nico already has more experience in Mercedes."he concluded.

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