great news for F1. remember, schumacher began his career at lemans with the mercedes junior team in one of those C9"s. it was really fast at that time. so the connection to mercedes was always there. brawn made it a no-brainer.
a buddy told me nordic is no longer making the extensions. so, if you wanna make that yourself, here's a step-by-step set of directions. mine have held up for 3 years or so...
http://web.mac.com/speedoption/Capsl/HiCapLoaders.html