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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 28448" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Nico Rosberg retires: World champion quits Formula 1 five days after title win</strong></span></p><p><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64200000/jpg/_64200050_bbcsport'schieff1writerandrewbenson.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>By Andrew Benson</p><p></p><p>Chief F1 writer</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4 hours ago</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1" target="_blank"><u>Formula 1</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1059</li> </ul><p>Share this with</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F38185846&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20retires%3A%20World%20champion%20quits%20Formula%201%20five%20days%20after%20title%20win&bodytext=&" target="_blank"><u> Digg </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F38185846&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20retires%3A%20World%20champion%20quits%20Formula%201%20five%20days%20after%20title%20win&description=&caption=&display=popup&" target="_blank"><u> Facebook </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F38185846&" target="_blank"><u> Google </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F38185846&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20retires%3A%20World%20champion%20quits%20Formula%201%20five%20days%20after%20title%20win&summary=&" target="_blank"><u> LinkedIn </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F38185846&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20retires%3A%20World%20champion%20quits%20Formula%201%20five%20days%20after%20title%20win&" target="_blank"><u> Reddit </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F38185846&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20retires%3A%20World%20champion%20quits%20Formula%201%20five%20days%20after%20title%20win&" target="_blank"><u> StumbleUpon </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20retires%3A%20World%20champion%20quits%20Formula%201%20five%20days%20after%20title%20win&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F38185846&=&" target="_blank"><u> Twitter </u></a></li> </ul><p>Copy this link</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846" target="_blank"><u>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing" target="_blank"><u>Read more about sharing.</u></a></p><p></p><p><u>Jump media player</u></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help" target="_blank"><u>Media player help</u></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846#afterFlash" target="_blank"><u>Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185582" target="_blank"><u>A classy move from a classy man</u></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38187984" target="_blank"><u>Hamilton 'doesn't care' who replaces Rosberg</u></a></li> </ul><p>"For 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my 'one thing', to become Formula 1 world champion," he added.</p><p></p><p>"Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target. And now I've made it."</p><p></p><p>The son of Finnish 1982 world champion Keke, Rosberg made his F1 debut for Williams at the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2006, finishing seventh.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/F7B2/production/_92801436_fsdgasdf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Rosberg's wait for a maiden title was the second longest in F1 history</p><p>Hamilton, who had beaten Rosberg to the title in the previous two seasons, said: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38187984" target="_blank"><u>"He has a family he wants to focus on, and F1</u></a> takes so much from you.</p><p></p><p>"It is definitely going to be strange and it will be sad to not have him in the team next year."</p><p></p><p>Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said the news took him "completely by surprise".</p><p></p><p>"This is a brave decision by Nico and a testament to the strength of his character," he added.</p><p></p><p>"The clarity of his judgement meant I accepted his decision straight away when he told me.</p><p></p><p>"We now have to consider options and we will start to look at it on Monday."</p><p></p><p>Rosberg raced in 206 grands prix, winning 23 and finishing on the podium 57 times.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Jump media player</u></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help" target="_blank"><u>Media player help</u></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846#afterFlash" target="_blank"><u>Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185582" target="_blank"><u>Read more from Andrew</u></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Reaction</strong></span></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/145D2/production/_92801438_04885b44-f803-4346-8ee6-2a5726d0c4ba.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Haas driver Romain Grosjean was the first driver to tweet his colleague</p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/876E/production/_92807643_b5eae6fb-e0cc-4def-a3c7-95594a0e7434.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Kevin Magnussen, who will be driving for Haas in 2017, wished Rosberg luck</p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/D58E/production/_92807645_dba9f364-d158-4f66-bc21-3cf1ab31e422.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Force India's Sergio Perez tweeted his "big admiration" for Rosberg</p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/394E/production/_92807641_fe400403-4391-4a93-b56c-21fc1fd1dfd8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Former Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya described Rosberg as brave</p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/123AE/production/_92807647_8c446f94-2593-41ee-8c09-465893290ef7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Nico Rosberg joins Jenson Button and Felipe Massa in retirement</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
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Press enter to return or tab to continue.[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185582'][U]A classy move from a classy man[/U][/URL] [LIST][*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38187984'][U]Hamilton 'doesn't care' who replaces Rosberg[/U][/URL][/LIST] "For 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my 'one thing', to become Formula 1 world champion," he added. "Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target. And now I've made it." The son of Finnish 1982 world champion Keke, Rosberg made his F1 debut for Williams at the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2006, finishing seventh. [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/F7B2/production/_92801436_fsdgasdf.jpg[/IMG] Rosberg's wait for a maiden title was the second longest in F1 history Hamilton, who had beaten Rosberg to the title in the previous two seasons, said: [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38187984'][U]"He has a family he wants to focus on, and F1[/U][/URL] takes so much from you. "It is definitely going to be strange and it will be sad to not have him in the team next year." Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said the news took him "completely by surprise". "This is a brave decision by Nico and a testament to the strength of his character," he added. "The clarity of his judgement meant I accepted his decision straight away when he told me. "We now have to consider options and we will start to look at it on Monday." Rosberg raced in 206 grands prix, winning 23 and finishing on the podium 57 times. 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