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After visiting Mercedes’ factory, Romain Grosjean said it took him five minutes to “understand easily why they were the most successful sports team in history”.
Romain Grosjean will perform a special test with Mercedes at Paul Ricard ahead of the 2021 French Grand Prix.
The French driver was invited to visit Mercedes’ HQ in Brackley to do a seat fit, and there’s no doubt he was impressed.
“I got to the factory and I was amazed by the factory, the facilities, the way people are working around it,” Grosjean told the ‘Beyond the Grid’ podcast.
“I mean, after five minutes within Mercedes in Brackley, I could understand easily why they were the most successful sports team in history.
“Find another team, whatever sport, that has been winning as much as Mercedes has done. It is almost impossible.
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“Therefore, getting in there and seeing and understanding it, it is very clear and even though this year everyone in Bahrain testing was like ‘Red Bull is faster,’ here we go, with three races done – Mercedes two, Red Bull one.
“That is the strength of that team. They may not have the fastest car but they will always find a solution around that and you feel it when you are there.”
Romain was asked to point out the difference that stood out most to him, compared to his previous experiences in Formula 1.
“I would say it is the culture at the top. Then from there, the detail is pushed to the maximum. Everyone is really trying to get the solution, to find the solution to go faster.
“Obviously, the facilities are incredible, but I guess many teams can have the facilities but then it is just how you use it, how you optimise it,” concluded Grosjean.
