Nico Rosberg sensationally retires just days after winning the F1 World Championship
The German has quit while he’s ahead.
The German has quit while he’s ahead.
Newly crowned F1 champion Nico Rosberg has conceded he will never be “best friends” with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton could face action from Toto Wolff after ignoring team orders during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The defending three-time world champion won, but his Mercedes team-mate Rosberg finished second to claim the championship.
He finished second to Lewis Hamilton today but that sealed his maiden title.
The champion trails Nico Rosberg by 12 points heading to Abu Dhabi.
All eyes on Abu Dhabi in a fortnight’s time.
Nico Rosberg saved his best lap until last, but the championship leader was denied pole by team-mate and championship rival.
The British driver admitted it was only the first step towards success in his bid to keep his title defence alive.
After a difficult week, Lewis Hamilton finished third at Suzuka.
For the third year in a row, the Mercedes driver has secured top spot ahead of his team-mate at Suzuka.
Mercedes rival and championship leader Nico Rosberg is in second.
Lewis Hamilton has been replaced by Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the Formula One title standings.
He won from pole last year, but Sebastian Vettel will start Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix at the back of the grid.
Max Verstappen was left startled during an eventful final practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix.
Slow start costs Hamilton at the Italian GP in Monza.
Mercedes wiped the floor with the competition as Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton’s efforts in finishing third from the back of the grid drew grudging admiration from Nico Rosberg at Spa.
Max Verstappen became the youngest driver to qualify on the F1 front row, but the 18-year-old was unable to beat Nico Rosberg to pole.
The home favourite overcame ‘an electronic error’ to finish ahead of his team-mate.
Hamilton cuts gap to championship leader Rosberg to a provisional four points.
It will be a Mercedes 1-2 on the grid at Silverstone tomorrow.
Rosberg forced Hamilton off the track, but the Briton rejoined, the pair touching briefly again, and pulled clear to win.
The defending three-time world champion judged his speed and tyre-selection to perfection in challenging conditions.
Mercedes revealed that the victorious Nico Rosberg was able to fix the issue that beset the world champion.
Lewis Hamilton blamed “zero rhythm” for his poor performance in qualifying for the European Grand Prix, as Nico Rosberg claimed pole.
Teenager Max Verstappen seizes chance in Barcelona to become the youngest-ever winner of an F1 Grand Prix.
The defending three-time world champion trails his rival by 43 points in the title race.
The defending champion will start in 10th place on the grid for tomorrow’s Russian Grand Prix.
The German, who won the season’s first two races, is joined on the front row for Sunday’s race by Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo.
Lewis Hamilton won his third Formula 1 world title
Controversy as Hamilton stretches his championship lead to 48 points with five races remaining.
Despite being shaken and groggy, the 29-year-old was able to climb from his wrecked car and walk away.
The Red Bull star had to overcome team-mate Mark Webber in hard-fought race at Sazuka.
Reigning back-to-back world champion Vettel continued his good form with the fastest time at the Korea International Circuit.
On a soggy, puddle-strewn circuit at Silverstone, the 27-year-old Briton threw his McLaren around the track in thrilling fashion.
Button clocked a time of one minute, 15.746 seconds on super-soft tyres at the iconic Monte Carlo street circuit before the rain began to fall.
Mercedes driver Rosberg forced both Lewis Hamilton of McLaren and Alonso of Ferrari to leave the track to avoid a collision in separate incidents.
The Red Bull ace returned to form in front of virtually empty grandstands in light of the unrest in the country.
The German, fresh from his maiden Formula One win in China last week, edged out the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.