2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has said the ongoing Championship battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is “awesome”, but he warned that it could reach a “destructive phase.” The Championship protagonists have duelled on a number of occasions this season, and things quickly turned ugly in Silverstone after the pair collided at
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Valtteri Bottas has opened up on what it was like joining Mercedes as Nico Rosberg’s replacement, just after the German won the 2016 World Championship. Rosberg’s decision to quit motorsport after triumphing over Sir Lewis Hamilton in that season’s title fight shocked the world of Formula 1 and handed Bottas a golden opportunity. READ: 2021
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Former Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has opened up on his intra-team rivalry with Sir Lewis Hamilton and described his triumph over the Briton in 2016 as “just so perfect.” With Mercedes once again having the dominant car, the 2016 Championship quickly became a two-horse race between Rosberg and Hamilton, with the battle ultimately going right
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2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg has revealed that he walked away from a Mercedes contract extension worth $100 million to spend more time with his family. The German shocked the F1 community when he announced his retirement shortly after narrowly beating his team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton, to the 2016 crown. READ: Steiner Pleased F1 Fans
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said that he believes it was easier for Nico Rosberg to beat Sir Lewis Hamilton than it is for him this campaign, as they were team-mates and therefore had equal machinery at their disposal. The Dutch ace currently trails Hamilton by eight points in the Drivers’ Standings, after scoring
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Jock Clear, a former Mercedes race engineer, has revealed that he “didn’t get on” with Nico Rosberg. Clear had worked at the Brackley-based team since its BAR days, and he became Rosberg’s race engineer after the team was rebranded Mercedes ahead of the 2010 season. READ: Bottas Says He Can Now Laugh About High-Speed Crash
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2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has given his take on the escalating rivalry between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, saying he believes Mercedes have the upper hand for the time being. Verstappen had an outburst in Hungary after he was asked by British journalist Tom Clarkson about the collision between him and Hamilton
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2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has insisted that Mick Schumacher “completely” deserves to be in Formula One due to his strong track record in junior categories. Mick, son of seven-time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher, is racing with Haas in his rookie season after winning the 2020 Formula Two Championship. READ: ‘We’re Not Kids’:
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Sebastian Vettel can still have a strong debut season with Aston Martin if he can break free from his “negative spiral”, 2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has said. Vettel’s debut with the newly rebranded Aston Martin F1 Team at Bahrain last month was a poor showing for the four-time World Champion, with him qualifying
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Over five years after Nico Rosberg retired from Formula One, Mercedes strategy director James Vowles remains puzzled as to why the German decided to quit the sport just after winning the 2016 World Championship. That season saw an intense title fight between Rosberg and his Mercedes team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton, which went down to the
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