Nico Rosberg’s disappointment was clear after the Brazilian Grand Prix, having struggled to seventh place for Mercedes’ only six points of the race. Team-mate Michael Schumacher, who contacted with the Lotus Renault GP car of Bruno Senna, struggled back to a lowly 15th.
“Today wasn't an ideal ending to the season and, although I scored some points, I expected to finish higher than P7,” said Rosberg. “I didn't get a good start and I had problems with my tyres overheating as the track temperatures were very high.
“So I had to manage my tyres very carefully during the whole race, which impacted on the pace. Now I'm looking ahead and I hope we can do better in 2012. I look forward to an exciting time in the winter as we work hard to develop a better car for next year.”
Further post-race feelings from Mercedes:
Race was similar to 2006, explains Schumacher
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:32:17.464 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +16.983 |
| 3. | J. Button | McLaren | +27.638 |
| 4. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +35.048 |
| 5. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +1:06.733 |
| 6. | A. Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap |
| 7. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +1 Lap |
| 8. | P. di Resta | Force India | +1 Lap |
| 9. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | +1 Lap |
| 10. | V. Petrov | Lotus Renault | +1 Lap |
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