"Not so for Rosberg, he's come back again and proved that he can beat Hamilton. I think many would have walked away acknowledging the fact that they couldn't beat the better man. To come back from that, incredibly difficult… then again in 2015 he had to pick himself up and come back again. At the end of 2014 when he lost the title to Lewis Hamilton it must have been heartbreaking. Combined, that is 100 fewer than there are employees at Mercedes F1's factory in Brackley, UK Yes, he's proven his worthīBC Radio 5 live pitlane reporter Jennie Gow: "Rosberg is the 2016 F1 champion and deservedly so. You could argue about it all night long." Rosberg & Hamilton have more in common than they might think: In Washington state, USA, the towns of Rosburg and Hamilton are just 250 miles apart, and have the same number of residents each, at 300. Hamilton performed badly in Baku and Singapore Rosberg has had his best ever season but he, too, had his shaky afternoons. On the other hand, a driver can only do the best he can with what he has. In races where they have been able to compete, Hamilton has come out on top 11 times and Rosberg six. Hamilton's average qualifying advantage is 0.14secs. Source: Forix It's a tough callīBC Sport's chief F1 reporter Andrew Benson: "Does Nico Rosberg deserve the world title? Hamilton would have won it if his car's reliability had been as good as Rosberg's. How Rosberg and Hamilton matched up in 2016 Hamilton won ten races this season and Rosberg only won nine, yet still won the Championship Longest wait for an F1 title: Mr Rosberg slots nicely into second here: with a 10-year wait over 206 races. So did Rosberg deserve to win the title? Or was it more down to Hamilton's mechanical misfortunes? We take in the views of the world of F1 and look at some of the stats that may, or may not, help you decide. The Briton had mechanical issues to contend with, most notably in Malaysia when an engine failure almost certainly cost him victory and swung the balance in Rosberg's favour.
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