dlq04

boltonblue

A really good driver knows that in an equal contest he will prevail,simply because he is better.

although i still think he would have a word with Nicki Lauda asking if he had really thought this through.

dlq04

Interesting take on Rosberg's retirement.

Nico Rosberg Is the Biggest Disappointment of 2016 - The Drive

boltonblue

In short, Nico finally measured up to Dad
He'll never have to listen to 'you had such a good opportunity"

Legal Bill

Mike Guy isn't just a hater, he's a douche. Who the hell is he to judge someone for wanting to quit on top? WTF is this crap about needing to defend the title next year to show "respect" to the sport? Yeah, go out and risk your life again next year 'cause that's the "right thing to do." For what? He isn't out there saving lives, he running a series of high speed parade laps where one mistake can be catastrophic. Here is the paragraph where I stopped reading:

"These pundits don’t have the guts to call out Rosberg for what he is: a semi-royal too spoiled grind it out, too coddled to stick around and protect a championship that was handed to him by Paddy Lowe and deep-pocketed Team Mercedes AMG Petronas. Paddy & Co. built a car so completely dominant that any F1 driver could have driven it to a podium finish just about every week. To not stick around and defend your first championship is a betrayal of the sport."

So what is there to defend, Guy? By your own words he previously had an unexceptional career and only won because he was given a car that ANY F1 DRIVER could have driven to a podium finish every week. If the car is that great he has nothing to defend because ANY driver can do it and it had nothing to do with him. If the car and the team is so great then he didn't let anyone down because Mercedes can go out and get ANY F1 driver to replace him and take the title next year. The good news is this, Guy. You can retire any time. You have nothing to defend.

The bottom line here is simple. Rosberg had a goal, he worked hard to achieve it, and now he wants to move on with his life. Everyone else can just shut up.

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dlq04

Bill and others, although I understand your position I have to disagree with you. From the first time I saw a flagman waive off a group of cars I have been hooked on racing. It started with quarter mile dirt tracks in PA and exploded when I attended the 1961 LeMans. As a spectator or crewmember I have attended nearly every major race track in the country. I have followed the sport of F1 though Autoweek and R&T since I was in my teens. I can think of dozens drivers I would gladly call my heros. Only a very non- passionate race car driver could say – Ok, I did that, good-bye. Personally, I wouldn’t walk across the street to shake his hand, Rosberg is no hero of mine.

dlq04

I think he made the excuse that his family was reason he retired but in reality he knew he couldn’t repeat his success and he couldn’t handle the pressure anymore. That's not to take away his accomplishment as it's something to be proud of; but none-the-less he was a kid of privilege and never had to make the sacrifices so many do who really love the sport heart and soul.

Legal Bill

If he derives his sense of self from what others think of him, I'm sure he'll be disappointed to learn this. If he gets it from his own accomplishments, them I'm sure he'll be fine. As I said earlier in this thread, maybe he wants to try racing for a change instead of being the intermission act for the pit-stop show.

boltonblue

My question is, knowing that he was about to walk away from the team, would Mercedes have acted any differently towards Nico in the race with Lewis?