Rosberg, 31, communicated his decision at an FIA press conference in Vienna, in the build up to Friday evening's Prize-Giving Gala. Which means the German will thus be leaving Formula 1 after eleven seasons thus far, which includes twenty-three Grand Prix victories and one Formula World Drivers' Championship.
Rosberg career in Formula 1 started when he stepped up with Williams back in 2006, contesting four seasons includes becoming the youngest driver to score a fastest lap in his debut race and finishing seventh in that seasons' Bahrain Grand Prix, while his best result at Williams was a second place finish during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Then in 2010, Rosberg moved to Mercedes winning twenty-three Grand Prixs' which include winning the Formula World Drivers' Championship in 2016. Becoming the second son of a former champion (Keke Rosberg winning the title back in 1982), after Damon Hill winning the F1 drivers' title in 1996.
Possibly the most shocking news of the season. I don' think no one would have guessed that Nico Rosberg would retire from Formula 1 just a few days after winning F1 World Drivers' Title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Let alone 24 Hours ago.
I do respect Nico Rosberg for taking his career and life into his own hands and leaving the sport on his own terms and at the very top and focus more time with his family, despite he was contracted to Mercedes till 2018 losing an income of £35 million for next two seasons.
So who could replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes next season? My guess could be Manor and Mercedes Junior driver Pascal Werhlein who's not yet contracted to any team for 2017 yet; and the easy option if it does happen for Mercedes and another reason is Mercedes is a German brand and Werhlien is German which does help Werhlien changes to get the Mercedes drive for 2017.
Other drivers could include Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon, although locked into drives for 2017. And the same for Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, and Max Verstappen will take a mammoth load of money to get them out of their contracts and also do they need another number 1 driver at Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton. Also, the retiring Jenson Button and Felipe Massa could be options, although this might not happen either they may still want go into retirement with their body language last week. So my guess is Pascal Werhlein for the job at Mercedes next season as their number two driver.
Who will replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes next season? #F1— J H (@jhonmotorsport) December 3, 2016
Right time to retire from Formula 1 for Nico Rosberg? time will tell. Good luck whatever Nico Rosberg does next, as his been a great ambassador for the sport and a great driver for Formula 1.
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