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No points for Mercedes in the dramatic Abu Dhabi GP
Edited: Nov 4, 2012, 8:55 PM
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A dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit this evening saw Michael Schumacher finish just outside the points in 11th place whilst Nico Rosberg retired following a collision.
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes AMG F1
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An incident on lap one which damaged his front wing caused Nico to box for a new nose dropping him to P21.
He subsequently retired on lap eight after a heavy collision with the HRT of Narain Karthikeyan.
Michael was going well on a one-stop prime/option strategy and was running in eighth place by lap 41.
He picked up a puncture from debris and had to make an additional stop which dropped him out of the points.
Michael Schumacher: "Unfortunately we have to say that again we suffered bad luck today. Due to the puncture I had to do another pit stop very late in the race which lost me a points scoring position.
Of course this is part of the game and you cannot do anything about it but it was a real pity as we had reasonable pace and could have taken some points.
Towards the end of the race I was hoping to close the gap to the top ten, and we were making good progress, but it just didn't work out."
Nico Rosberg: "My car felt competitive today so it's a real shame not to have finished the race and scored some points. Unfortunately that chance was gone after the first lap incident with Romain, after which I had to come into the pits for a new nose.
Then there was the accident which put me out of the race. Narain told me that his steering broke and he needed to brake which I didn't expect in that high-speed corner.
There was no time for me to react, and I'm very thankful that we are both fine. I went to the medical centre for a precautionary check but everything is good. I will look forward now and hope for a better two races to end the season.
Ross Brawn: "We had a reasonable car today so it's disappointing not to have picked up any points. Nico's front wing was damaged on the first lap which meant an early stop but he was going well after that.
His accident on lap seven was fairly dramatic and we obviously need to have a look at what happened. Karthikeyan reported a problem with his car and certainly it looked very unusual.
Thankfully both drivers were fine afterwards. Michael drove a strong race and we had a good strategy but unfortunately he picked up a puncture in the debris left from the various accidents which made the end of his race very difficult.
The dice just aren't falling for us at the moment but the positive is that the car was better this weekend so we just need to keep working hard."
Norbert Haug: "Nico's race lasted only seven laps today, and thankfully his accident ended without any serious consequences. Before that, his front wing change on the first lap after a collision with another car put him back to the back of the field.
Michael was in seventh position when he picked up debris, and subsequently a puncture, during the safety car period which dropped him back to 11th place after his additional pit stop which is where he finished.
Source: Mercedes AMG Petronas
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