Nico Rosberg, the son of Finnish 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, was born in Germany and has dual nationality.. His karting career was backed by his father and in 2000 Rosberg Snr used his Mercedes connections to arrange backing for Nico to race with the support of top karting boss Dino Chiesa. The Racing Point has been under a lot of criticism in recent weeks.
Their car already looked a lot like the Mercedes at the start of the season, but this was followed by an official protest from Renault, seemingly supported by a large part of the starting field.
It was massively intense, especially after three hours of sleep. "The clarity of his judgement meant I accepted his decision straight away when he told me. I am constantly taking calls,” the Austrian told Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport on Saturday. Let the work begin.
2:42. “Are you pulling my leg? Rosberg, 31, dropped the … 2:33. Report. Nico Rosberg in the Driving Seat.
“‘Nico,’ I told him. LONDON (Reuters) - Mercedes have been approached by half the Formula One grid since world champion Nico Rosberg announced his retirement on Friday, according to the team’s non-executive chairman Niki Lauda. "When I joined this team [Mercedes] Nico was there, which was again something we talked about when we were kids. The question now is, who will replace the newly-crowned world champion as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate in 2017 and beyond?
The rivalry between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton for the Formula One title is turning into a full-blown scrap - both on and off the track. “Practically half of Formula One and maybe more. #rearseatairbags” Is it a joke?’ But he, seriously, said it was all true. Nico Rosberg in the Driving Seat. “I took it badly. "And one name that is top of the wish-list is two-time world champion Alonso, who was desperate to join Mercedes in 2014.The Spaniard is in the final year of his contract at McLaren but would jump at the chance to join Mercedes and partner Lewis Hamilton for a second time in his career.Alonso called Wolff about a seat for the 2014 season when his Ferrari contract was up but the Austrian was unwilling to break up his pairing to accommodate Alonso.However, Rosberg's retirement now paves the way for Mercedes to create a dream team, however, they would need to release him from his McLaren deal -- worth around £25million.Another option to Mercedes would be to promote test driver Pascal Wehrlein, who drove for Manor last season and is currently without a drive for next year.Last night, Wolff admitted the team were left shell-shocked and were investigating their options for 2017.However, he did praise Rosberg and said he understood the reasons for his decision.He said: "This is an unexpected situation but also an exciting one. Nico Rosberg believes that Mercedes should consider signing Sebastian Vettel to its Formula 1 team for the 2018 season once the German’s contract with … We cast an eye over the potential candidates… "This is the first time he's won in 18 years, hence why it was not a surprise that he decided to stop. NICO ROSBERG RAFFLES OFF HIS ELECTRIC SPORTS BIKE TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Neville DaltonGermany Formula One - F1 - German Grand Prix 2016 - Hockenheimring, Germany - 30/7/16 - Niki Lauda during the qualifying. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said all options would be considered, with the search starting on Monday.
AutoMoto TV. Truly incredible.” Lauda, who said his main aim after securing a first title had been to win another, said Mercedes were ill-prepared for the situation and it would not be easy to replace Rosberg, with the other top drivers all signed up. Monaco, June 17, 2020. Hamilton told the crowd that he intended to be at Mercedes for at least another 10 years, having been part of the “family” since he was 13, and hoped to have learnt some German by the time he retired. "Nico has a special combination of natural talent and fighting spirit that have brought him to where he is today.