Nico Rosberg, Germany’s newly crowned Formula 1 champion, dropped a bombshell on Friday by announcing his retirement from the sport. Rosberg pipped his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by five points to complete only the sport’s second father-son duo to win the championship. Briton Hamilton won the season’s final race in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and controversially slowed down in a bid to brighten his chances, but Rosberg held on to finish second and clinch his maiden title. “On Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, I knew that it could be my last race and that feeling cleared my head before the start. “I took my decision on Monday evening.”“The thoughts started coming after Suzuka once the title became something real that I could get.

Source: Hindustan Times December 02, 2016 13:34 UTC