Mercedes F1 Team officially uncovers title defending is this trophy

Nico Rosberg #6 and Lewis Hamilton #44

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton is selfie taking

Nico Rosberg is expression

Mercedes gives its F1 title-defending W06 its public debut ahead of the first F1 pre-season test in Jerez.

The manufacturer had aleady given a glimpse of what the car would look like after releasing images of its during a shakedown at Silverstone earlier in the week.

Retaining a similar livery as 2014, when it dominated by winning all but three races and clinching the title in the hands of Lewis Hamilton, the car also features a more refined nose cone.

Nico Rosberg will get the first run in the car when testing begins shortly, with Hamilton taking over tomorrow.

Race on ice fun for NGM Forward Racing

Lorenzo Baldassarri #7 - Stefan Bradl #6 - Simone Corsi #3 - Loris Baz #76

Fun days in snow we many faces from this group

Two days of fun, snow and motorsports gave the NGM Forward Racing team a chance to reconvene and bond ahead of the 2015 campaign.

Quad racing and a rally on ice at Livigno with all the Forward riders Stefan Bradl, Loris Baz, Simone Corsi and Lorenzo Baldassarri provided the perfect opportunity to relax and have some fun over the last weekend before MotoGP™ testing recommences.

The team's new German recruit for 2015, Bradl commented, driving on ice is a great experience, it is so slippery! I like the winter time a lot, i enjoy being in the snow and skiing. In those activities always there is a lot of fun and this is the main thing. To be here in Livigno with all my teammates was great, we have created a great atmosphere with my team and the sponsors.

Looking ahead to this week’s Sepang test, Bradl added, i will try to get back on the bike in good form and be fast. Our main target is work on the bike and adapt to riding the Yamaha, but also we want to try to go fast and find a good setting that we can use for the race. Our goal for the upcoming season is win to the Open class and fight as much as possible in the top ten.

For Bradl’s new premier class colleague Baz there is also excitement and great expectation ahead of Sepang 1. The young Frenchman stated, in Valencia at the end of the last season the test was just for getting used to the bike and we are still modifying the position on the bike. The first real test will be this one, the first one where we can start to push. I just want to learn step by step and not make any mistakes. At the first race we will see where we are and then from there we can improve for the next races and can be closer to the top Open bike.

Difficult to be right there from beginning and Ferrari SF15-T

Esteban Gutierrez #21 - Kimi Räikkönen #7 - Sebastian Vettel #5

This was the first weekend as a Scuderia Ferrari driver for Sebastian Vettel

Esteban Gutierrez i'm keen to learn quickly.

Sebastian Vettel admits it will be difficult to mount an immediate challenge with Ferrari, but says he didn't join the team to finish second.

Sebastian Vettel has played down hopes of an immediate challenge for race wins in 2015 following his move from Red Bull Racing to Ferrari.

The four-time champion comes to the Scuderia Ferrari as both driver and team seek an upturn in fortunes after struggling to get a grasp of the new regulations in 2014.

Replacing the McLaren-bound Fernando Alonso, Vettel is excited to be joining an iconic team but echoes the sentiments of team manager Maurizio Arrivabene when he says it is unrealistic to think Ferrari can challenge the likes of Mercedes straight away.
 

There is a lot of change going on, new people in new positions, including myself so it always takes a bit of time to settle in and make proper progress. I am confident we are going in the right direction but I think it would be wrong to think of a lot of us because we are coming from a 2014 season where there was one team very dominant.
 

I think it will be difficult to be right there from the beginning but the main target it to really work together, make progress and catch up more and more.”

Despite this, Vettel is committed to spearheading a return to strength for Ferrari in time, saying he is 'not here to finish second'
 

There is a lot of change happening over the winter, so I think the most important thing is to get into the groove quickly in winter testing and make progress. If the situation is like last year it will be difficult to fight for victory but it is our goal, we are not here to finish second.

Esteban Gutierrez will make me a better driver, despige believing that he was good enough to stay at Sauber for the 2015 F1 season, Esteban Gutierrez can't see positives in his appointment as reserve driver at Ferrari.

Esteban Gutierrez at only 23 years of age, there’s plenty of time to get back in the game, 2 seasons as Sauber race driver did not live up to expectations.