São Paulo - Norbert Haug (55) has long been aware how to lose. In 19 years as a Mercedes sports boss there in Formula 1 and DTM celebrate many victories, but to justify even more defeats.
"We have raised the bar and now need to plug in times of criticism," Haug says the Express. "I can live with."
Schwabe, namely, the same amount of time already knows how to do arithmetic well missed titles.
After having lost the DTM-final against Audi, he says: "Our C-Class has got more points than the cars of the competition. So there is no reason to be sad. "He knows that among the general public, only the drivers' title.
Haug's balance sheet ( "Now we have silver and gold with the drivers for the designers. That's okay") is actually a curse: Curse of the Silver!
Even worse than in the DTM it works in Formula 1 After the last track, built in 1999 by Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes is often the best car, but the World Cup winning others.
Five Vice title in eight years: The Silver Arrows as Vice arrows! Haug takes it easy: "If I were sarcastic I would say: We have experience in how it is to miss the track closest to.
Because I'm realistic and positive, I say that only one team was better placed. "
That was after the missed by Lewis Hamilton by one point once again Ferrari title in 2007, ironically, with ex-Mercedes driver Kimi Räikkönen. In the World Cup final on Sunday in Sao Paulo Hamilton has another seven-point advantage (this time on Felipe Massa) and the chance to break the silver-curse.
Haug has no fear of failure again, "Lewis certainly has no problems with self-doubt." But he is careful also with anticipation: "For me, Lewis runs world champion if he is world champion."
For the Schwabe has learned since the Formula-1-Entry 1993 "humility": "We did not arrive with swollen breasts in Brazil. And none of us takes off, if it will work. "
Haug knows: "World Champion will be the one with the most points. I hope he sits in a silver car. "
