Michael Schumacher (9/2 Formula 1 – World Drivers’ Championship 2010) has warned his Formula One rivals his new Mercedes team has no intention of resting on its constructors’ title from last season, under its former guise as Brawn GP, and is “hungry for more”.

The German legend will this week drive a GP2 car at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain as part of his introduction back to Formula One (Lewis Hamilton 9/4 favourite Formula 1 – World Drivers’ Championship 2010) ahead of his first test in Valencia in February with the new Mercedes car.

The seven-times world champion recently visited the team’s factory in Brackley and was impressed by the motivation of his colleagues.

He said: “I was extremely surprised at how motivated everybody was.

“This is a world champion team but it does not seem to be spoilt by success at all.

“Instead it seems to be hungry for more.”