6 years ago: Nico Rosberg beat Hamilton to grueling title

In the glittering setting of Yas Marina, the German offered himself a world title on November 27, 2016, echoing that of his father, Keke, won in 1982. A crown which highlights talent and intelligence too often depreciated.

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6 years ago: Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton to grueling title

Nico Rosberg will retire from sport as soon as the 2016 title is acquired. © DPPI

This article comes from AUTOhebdo n°2091 of November 30, 2016

The liberation is of a magnitude never before achieved in the cockpit of the Mercedes n ° 6. " World champion !!! ", shouts Nico Rosberg into his radio. It's not a message to his stand, it's a cry in the night that puts an end to a long nightmare of 55 laps. He who had prepared for a difficult race had not imagined that it could take such a turn.

To the threat Verstappen which he had dismissed on the 20th lap, at the cost of a very risky overtaking, was soon added the Machiavellian play of his teammate Hamilton to encourage the return of pilots Red Bull et Ferrari dans ses roues. Cette fois, il venait de vivre les pires moments de sa carrière. Dans