Rosberg’s early points lead is good news for F1: we can now expect a title fight which lasts until the closing stages of this year’s epic 21-race season.
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Rosberg expects Hamilton to recover from “messy start”
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg says he expects Lewis Hamilton to bounce back from his troubled start to 2016 – and is wary of Ferrari’s potential.
Why Rosberg’s strong start gives Hamilton cause for concern
2016 F1 season
Posted onNico Rosberg has scored a perfect 75 so far this year, but there’s one thing he still has to do to prove his championship-winning credentials.
Elimination qualifying “just not right” – Vettel
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onF1 drivers remain unconvinced by F1’s new elimination qualifying format after it was used for the second time in Bahrain.
Qualifying row and 2017 rules among drivers’ concerns – Rosberg
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onDisagreement over Formula One’s qualifying rules and plans to overhaul car design in 2017 are among the drivers’ concerns according to Nico Rosberg.
Hamilton points finger at Rosberg over poor start
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said his team mate’s driving, rather than his slow getaway, did the most damage to his start at the Australian Grand Prix.
Rosberg to drive instead of Hamilton this morning
2016 F1 season
Posted onMercedes has changed the running plan for its drivers over the next two days of testing due to the high mileage the team has covered so far at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Rosberg has power disadvantage this weekend
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg revealed his car doesn’t have as much power as Lewis Hamilton’s this weekend as his engine is older than his team mate’s.
“I was just controlling the pace” – Rosberg
2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg said he had the race under control in Brazil despite coming under severe pressure from team mate Lewis Hamilton at times.
Rosberg fumes over Hamilton’s “extremely aggressive” turn one move
2015 United States Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg slated team mate Lewis Hamilton’s first-corner tactics at the United States Grand Prix.
Title a “long shot” now – Rosberg
2015 United States Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg admits his championship chances have almost gone following his retirement in the Russian Grand Prix.
Hamilton regrets Rosberg’s early retirement
2015 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said he was disappointed team mate Nico Rosberg dropped out early in the Russian Grand Prix.
Throttle failure was “unbelievable” – Rosberg
2015 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg was stunned by the throttle failure which ended his Russian Grand Prix after just seven laps.
Sochi won’t be “simple” like Suzuka – Rosberg
2015 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg is wary about Mercedes’ performance in Russia this weekend as they will use the softest tyre combinations for the first time since their uncompetitive performance in Singapore.
Rosberg “had to avoid a collision” with Hamilton
2015 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg said he had to run off the circuit to avoid colliding with Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Mercedes don’t understand loss of performance – Rosberg
2015 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg says Mercedes don’t understand the problems which left them almost one-and-a-half seconds off the pace in qualifying at SIngapore.
Hamilton unmoved by Pole Position Trophy win
2015 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he isn’t especially excited to have won the FIA’s Pole Position Trophy despite his dominant performance in qualifying this year.
‘Just lucky’ I didn’t hit the wall – Rosberg
2015 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg says only luck kept him from hitting the wall when one of his tyres failed at over 300kph during practice.
Rosberg “definitely not happy” after qualifying
2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg was frustrated at being beaten to pole position by his team mate after grappling with understeer throughout qualifying.
Rosberg thought he would win after Hamilton pitted
2015 British Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg said he thought Lewis Hamilton had made a mistake by pitting for intermediate tyres late in the British Grand Prix.