Although he visited the factory and met with people in his new team, Hamilton has not been able to start work with Mercedes on the track. He had to wait until February, when there is an official test of pre-season.
Lewis Hamilton did not have the hurdles to start his Mercedes team bring a team podium contender fight Formula 1 season 2013. Because the McLaren team agreed to release ahead of schedule.
Nevertheless, Hamilton could not immediately appear on the track with his new team. Only, the 2008 world champion has been allowed to visit the Mercedes headquarters in Brackley, and met with the people behind it will be next season.
Hamilton acknowledged that it is not a quick job to bring the "Silver Arrow" became a regular winner in the race, after the 2012 season, Mercedes uncompetitive because only one win when Nico Rosberg main GP podium China. Briton admits, at least six months before the input necessary to give effect to the performance of the team.
However, get acquainted with the technical team and the mechanics new Mercedes - and his first journey in the simulator Three Pointed Star (Mercedes logo) - is a useful early in the course. The reason, he was able to build up our strength to fight with Red Bull Racing, Ferrari and former team, McLaren, in the 2013 season.
'Lewis was already in the factory to see the team and meet some of the tasks once we find an agreement about it with McLaren, "said Mercedes motorsport boss to retire, Norbert Haug, told British newspaper The Sun, as quoted from Crash.net, Tuesday (18/12/2012).
