"We are not in a position where we will be happy to win the very first race." With this statement, Michael Schumacher has just two weeks before the start of the season extremely lowered expectations of
allods gold . Fans and competitors to adjust to the fact that Mercedes is not yet at the beginning of a ride at the top. Schumacher says that actually puts serious understatement of or behind the method? At least some drivers agree with the record Champ. "Mercedes is in the second group, together with us, Williams and Sauber, had Jaime Alguersuari, pilot of the underdog Toro Rosso team, said after the conclusion of the official F1 test session.

Jenson Button does not trust the roast so right. The world champion Michael Schumacher suspected behind a bluff-looking statements. Says, "He (Schumacher), that he was not there to win. I do not quite believe him," said the McLaren driver to the 'Bild' newspaper. Although the F1 returnees either the test in Valencia even went best times in Jerez and Barcelona, he was a victory for a candidate from the outset. "He has realized that he had left off three years early. Now you see him truly how much fun he has," Button on. "He will be fast. And then his Mercedes even got that little new parts, which lead it forward." Niki Lauda is the same opinion as button. "The fact that Mercedes weakens and can not ride for the win, I think is an understatement. That is understatement," said the RTL expert.