Nico Rosberg is not worried by Mercedes’ decision to skip the opening pre-season test of 2012 in favour of more development time. The decision means he and team-mate Michael Schumacher will be out of action for the first four days of winner running, leaving only eight days of track time in Barcelona.
With teams having agreed to a three-day Mugello test in May, the pre-season period now sees only a trio of gatherings – with Jerez opening the calendar before Barcelona welcomes the Formula 1 community for two separate four-day sessions in February and March, respectively.
“It is just the choice that they have made and I am happy with that,” Rosberg explained to Autosport of Mercedes’ plans for its W03. “It is the compromise between testing early enough and having enough time to develop. They need to find a middle way and they have decided that that is the best way to do it.
“This year we would not have managed to do the first race if we had run the car that late but, with the way the factory is now optimised, I am confident that we can quite happily make it happen and the car can race very soon after the first test - with just a few bits and pieces that need to be sorted out. That shows already that the team is a big improvement.”
F1 2012 testing begins in Jerez on Tuesday 7 February.
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