So long, Nico Rosberg - Another farewell to a long-standing F1 name
Published by Christine
I wasn't expecting to have to write three goodbye posts this year, but of all the driver retirement announcements, Nico Rosberg's was the real surprise. The World Champion of 2016 took only a couple of days to realise he'd reached his goals and wanted to step back whilst he was still at the top of his game. And why not? There's a lot to life and as much as we love and obsess about Formula One, it's not everything. Good thoughts and best wishes to Rosberg and his family, as he embarks on the next adventure!
Nico Rosberg, son of F1 champion Keke, earned his dues with many seasons spent at an underperforming Williams team. He moved to the Mercedes team for their comeback, making an all-German line-up with Michael Schumacher. Old friend Lewis Hamilton joined and the pair embarked on a bitter fight for the title in 2014, with Rosberg losing out in the final round of the year. They both remained for 2015 and 2016 to do it all over again.
Nico Rosberg has been celebrating his world championship victory for the past few days, but now he's hit the headlines for a completely different reason. The German driver has confirmed he will retire from Formula One with immediate effect, just five days after winning his first (and now only) world title.
It's been a while since there was some sincerely shocking F1 news that made you sit up in your seat and do a double take. With Rosberg's retirement, it's only natural we took time out to talk about it, so coming up on this show, we accept the challenge of a listener, ponder outside bets for Mercedes, and the possibility of a fabulous 2017.
Mercedes have confirmed they’ve extended their contract with German driver Nico Rosberg for an unspecified multi-year deal. Rosberg is currently leading the 2014 championship, with teammate Lewis Hamilton close behind. Nico is in his fifth year with the team, and will now continue for several more.
Nico Rosberg celebrated his second place finish in Abu Dhabi with a handful of donuts, throwing up tyre smoke and putting down rubber as he whooped over the radio. An over-reaction for a second place, perhaps, but the German secured his first ever F1 world championship, holding off a charging Ferrari and staying put behind a slowing fellow Mercedes to get the necessary points for his first title.
I love seeing the daft sponsorship duties Formula One drivers are asked to perform when they're not racing. Take a look at this great shot of Nico Rosberg purchasing a meal from McDonalds, whilst driving his F1 car!
However you think the title fight has gone so far this year, you have to say that Rosberg has clearly delivered when Hamilton hasn’t been at the races. Be it in Australia or Azerbaijan, Nico has put in a perfect performance to guarantee the most damage possible to his title rival. Singapore delivered a twist, as it usually does but the German was up to the challenge.
Nico Rosberg has used his regular post-race video comments to respond to Lewis Hamilton and air his side of the Belgian Grand Prix story, or not as the case may be. Hamilton previously said Rosberg had admitted deliberately causing the second lap crash that effectively ended the Brit’s race, but now Nico disagrees with that statement.
Nico Rosberg's future was never really in doubt, but Mercedes have made it official and given the German driver and current championship leader a two year contract extension. The deal will see him remain at the team until the end of 2018, bringing him level with teammate Lewis Hamilton's contract which was confirmed last year.
Nico Rosberg held on to the lead throughout the Monaco Grand Prix to take victory around the streets that he grew up in. It’s the Mercedes driver’s second victory in F1, but it wasn’t easy as he had to lead through several safety cars and a red flag period.
Hello and welcome to a brand new mini-series from Sidepodcast - Racing Families. As you may expect we’ll be taking a look at the great and the good from the world of motorsport, but particularly those that are keeping it in the family. I’m always intrigued by fathers, sons, brothers and cousins, all carrying on the family name, and if you’re the same, then this is the mini series for you. We’ll cover seven different families over the course of a week with a short show each day, and today we are starting with... Rosberg.
