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
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he sometimes managed the tensions between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg with an “iron fist” to ensure they both respected the team. Wolff said he felt there was “some selfish behaviour” by Mercedes’ drivers – and he was prepared to take action to ensure the team’s interests
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Nico Rosberg was worse than Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes and he only won the 2016 World Championship because Sir Lewis Hamilton suffered a number of unlucky DNFs, according to triple F1 Champion Nelson Piquet. READ: Haas Team Principal Blames First-Lap Crash On Nikita Mazepin’s Character The Brazilian added that he believes Max Verstappen “would smash”
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Sir Lewis Hamilton’s image has benefitted more than Mercedes’ from the success the two have enjoyed together in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula One, according to ex-F1 racer Jacques Villeneuve. READ: Luca Corberi’s Lawyers Highlight Schumacher-Coulthard Fracas In Defence Of Disgraced Karter Mercedes have won every Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship since 2014, with only Nico
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Nico Rosberg has admitted that he would like to see Mercedes, the team he won his 2016 World Championship with, struggle this upcoming season. READ: ‘Red Bull Can Take Advantage’: Schumacher Believes Mercedes’ Struggles Are Genuine The German said that although he still has a lot of respect and “love” for his former team, he
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2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has warned that Mick Schumacher will be under immense pressure in his debut season in the pinnacle of motorsport due to him being the son of seven-time Champion Michael Schumacher. READ: Alpine Boss Has No Doubt About Alonso’s Motivation As He Returns To F1 Nico, who himself is the
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Sebastian Vettel is set to make his debut with the Aston Martin F1 Team in just a matter of weeks – and the four-time World Champion will be hoping to benefit from having a clean slate. For most of his time at Ferrari, Vettel was the Scuderia’s number one driver and their best hope of
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Nico Rosberg shocked the world of F1 when he retired just after clinching the 2016 Driver’s Championship following a season-long battle against his then-Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. READ: ‘I’m Not A Nico Rosberg’: Valtteri Bottas On His Rivalry With Lewis Hamilton The German has since moved onto other things, such as F1 punditry, investing in
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Valtteri Bottas has defended his decision not to use mind games and other underhand tactics in a bid to get the edge over his Mercedes team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton. Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story again Specifically, he said he is “not a Nico Rosberg” and insisted he prefers to
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