The German never earned acclaim in his homeland like Michael Schumacher but the Mercedes driver was diligent and intelligent and was rewarded with a world championship title after a 10-year battle
For a driver who strove with such fierce diligence to win the world championship Nico Rosberg has given up its fruits very quickly; champion on Sunday, retired on Friday, he was not even a six-day wonder.
For many years he has been one of the more anonymous of Formula One’s leading drivers. Now, finally thrust into the spotlight of glory, it is almost as if he could not stand the glare.
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