share. The program is run under the guidance of Rene Wollmann, the former head of Mercedes-AMG ’s Project One. Heidfeld was born in Mönchengladbach, West Germany, on 10 May 1977, and began racing karts at the age of 11 in 1988. Nick Lars Heidfeld (born May 10, 1977 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German racing driver In 2010 he was the test and reserve driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He will test the new Pirelli tyre that will be used in the 2011 season. Formula One test (McLaren-Mercedes) 1998 2nd place European Formula 3000 Championship, three wins; Formula One test driver (McLaren-Mercedes) 1999 Winner of the European Formula 3000 Championship, four wins; Formula One test driver (McLaren-Mercedes) 2000 Formula One World Championship (Prost Peugeot), no points 2001 Nick Heidfeld Lola F3000, West Competition.
The team are over 150 points ahead of Ferrari, who sit second in the Constructors’ Championship in a truly dominating two thirds of the season.© 2020 Sports New Media Limited. Ross Brawn, Team Principal, MERCEDES GP PETRONAS: “We can confirm that the team is pleased to allow Nick Heidfeld the opportunity to join Pirelli and contribute to their development work for the company’s imminent return to Formula One.
Nick Heidfeld Is Driving the 1,900 HP Pininfarina Battista into Production. In 1994 he moved into the German Formula Ford series, gaining widespread attention by winning 8 of the 9 races to take the title that season. However, he thinks that the still young driver can handle the pressure that comes with driving for a team like Ferrari. Heidfeld is backing the prospective cross-paddock switch as he believes Racing Point are now stronger than Ferrari, particularly with Mercedes engines at their disposal. In August, Mercedes released Heidfeld from his contract to allow him to do tyre testing. “Change Mattia Binotto”- Former F1 Driver Reveals Mercedes’ Strength Which Is Ferrari’s Weakness - Essentially Sports "I don't see it, but so much has happened in Formula 1 so let's wait and see," he added. "Initially, I couldn't get Mercedes on board with hiring Lewis," "More than once we were sent back to come up with other ideas.For whatever reason, we were told to look at people like Nick Heidfeld again, who was super-keen to get the seat, and repeatedly text me with photos of himself, his family and his dog in a futile bid to pique my interest.At this point, Heidfeld had scored 13 podiums in 183 Grand Prix starts for Prost, Sauber, Jordan, Williams and Lotus Renault, for whom he last raced in 2011. Available 2020 tickets & early booking discounts are: He previously raced in Formula One from 2000 to 2009.
Barrichello takes maiden win as Mercedes protester disrupts race ‘Mini-heatwave’ will pass before British Grand Prix Pirelli learning lessons from F2 tyres for F1’s switch to 18-inch rubber "It's not just about whether I extend my contract as team principal but also about what we are going to do with this joint company," Wolff told ORF.A new rumour is that Wolff could up his stake in the team, while it is also being suggested that he and Stroll could move to take over Mercedes altogether.It is therefore fascinating that the man being tipped to take over from Andy Palmer as the CEO of the road car company Aston Martin is Tobias Moers. Leclerc as great saviour "What I've been saying for months, Leclerc was seen as … "The company confirms that it is reviewing its management team and a further announcement will be made as and when appropriate," Aston Martin told us.Vettel is also being linked with the works Mercedes team, but former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld told Sky Germany that the quadruple world champion being paired with "I don't see it, but so much has happened in Formula 1 so let's wait and see," he added.