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Nico Erik Rosberg is a German and Finnish former racing driver, entrepreneur, and broadcaster who competed under the German flag in Formula One from 2006 to 2016. Rosberg won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2016 with Mercedes, and won 23 Grands Prix across 11 seasons.
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sports · German and Finnish racing driver (born 1985) · Formula One driver · also Nico Rosberg, Nico Erik Rosberg, Rosberg
Born 27 June 1985 · Q75820
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“ve just drifted off the set of Neighbours rather than into a hushed boardroom at the Williams formula one headquarters in Oxfordshire. The 20-year-old might appear more suited to soap stardom than one of sport”
Scuderia Ferrari Fans: Lewis Hamilton vs Michael Schumacher: Nico Rosberg makes his GOAT choice
Motorcycle Sports: Nico Rosberg names Lewis Hamilton greatest of all time, Ralf Schumacher disagrees
Motorcycle Sports: Nico Rosberg nombra a Lewis Hamilton como el mejor de todos los tiempos, Ralf Schumacher no está de acuerdo.
Scuderia Ferrari Fans: Nico Rosberg ranks Lewis Hamilton above Michael Schumacher as F1’s greatest ever
İdman.Biz: A decade of Formula 1 in Baku: From Rosberg's triumph to the 10th Grand Prix
Motorsport Week: Nico Rosberg casts doubt on sensational Mercedes F1 firing claim
PlanetF1: Toto Wolff 'fired' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg claim addressed
Mshale: Nico Rosberg And Michael Schumacher Interview 2006 Ncis (pfIOP8t0XL)
F1 Oversteer: Williams once told Nico Rosberg he’d put them ‘out of business’ with his driving
Zee News: Rosberg continues Williams legacy of father
AS USA: Mercedes turns into F1’s team to beat — and Toto Wolff vows “Rosberg‑Hamilton chaos will never happen again”
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The Guardian: ‘I want to do something significant’: ex-F1 champion Nico Rosberg on his sustainable entrepreneurship
Inside EVs: Watch Nico Rosberg Go Flat Out In His Rimac Nevera, Then Get Locked Out Of It
Autoblog: F1 champ Nico Rosberg takes delivery of Rimac Nevera #001
Rosberg launched the non-profit organisation Rosberg Philanthropies that focuses on environmental protection and supporting children
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By two points to Lewis Hamilton's Team X44
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Awarded European Cultural Award (2021).
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The Guardian: Toto Wolff rues Hamilton-Rosberg rivalry and says ‘never again’
The Guardian: Nico Rosberg: 'To do good you need to get out there, you can’t sit in a cave'
The Guardian: ‘The thrill of racing is driving on the edge’: Nico Rosberg
The Guardian: Lewis Hamilton warns Mercedes over big-name Nico Rosberg replacement
The Guardian: The gifs that keep on giving: Gennady Golovkin, Nico Rosberg and a flying table
The Guardian: Toto Wolff: Mercedes considering Fernando Alonso to replace Rosberg
The Guardian: Nico Rosberg shakes the addiction to glory that comes with a dark side | Kevin Mitchell
The Guardian: Nico Rosberg drew the best from himself before bowing out as a F1 champion | Paul Weaver
The Guardian: Nico Rosberg has called quits on his F1 career at the right time | Richard Williams
The Guardian: F1 world champion Nico Rosberg announces shock retirement – video
Won the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with Mercedes (2016).
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2016).
Awarded ADAC Motorsportler des Jahres (2016).
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Won DHL Fastest Lap Award (2016).
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Won 2016 Formula One World Championship (2016).
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With Mercedes, and won 23 Grands Prix across 11 seasons
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2015).
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2014).
Awarded Bambi Award 2014 (2014).
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The Sport Bild Special Award 2014, the 2016 BRDC Johnny Wakefield Trophy for "setting the fastest race lap of the season on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit", the Autosport International Racing Driver Award in the same
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With Lewis Hamilton again as his teammate
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Rosberg teamed with the children's aid organisation Ein Herz für Kinder (German: A Heart for Children) and has raised capital for the charity through various events
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Played for Mercedes F1 Team (2010–2017).
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Joined Mercedes in 2010.
Allowing the team to provide him with as much car acclimatisation as possible
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Joined Williams in 2006.
Played for Williams Racing (2006–2009).
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Won the FIA GP2 Series with Mercedes (2005).
Rosberg wanted to drive for BCN Competicion due to its form in the 2004 International Formula 3000 Championship
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And 2004 before winning the inaugural GP2 Series championship with ART Grand Prix in 2005
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Rosberg was tenth in the South Garda Winter Cup and sixteenth in the Formula Super A World Championship
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Was runner-up in the Italian Junior Karting Championship and was fourth in the ICA Junior CIK-FIA European Championship, again driving a CRG
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Rosberg won the Côte d'Azur Mini-Kart Regional Championship, and the Trophee Jérôme Bernard and the Trophee de France in 1997
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Born 1985-06-27.
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“I think racing seemed more special. A lot of people miss that kind of individuality and personality the drivers brought to the track. There was much more freedom - and my dad told me that if he”
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