WaikeCU wrote:deterherligt wrote:Just rewatched the race and realized how many gremlins was in Rosbergs car; As he failed to break for T1 on lap 40-something, his DRS was open when he applied the break. An onboard showed this.
I must say that Rosbergs sportsmanship was superb in and after the race. His wish to finish the race gave me alot of sympathy for him.
I think there's more than just the title of WDC. I think Nico is well aware that he's part of making history with the brand Mercedes and that he's simply happy to be part of that even though he didn't win the WDC. Just like Mclaren back in '88, you don't only remember the name Senna winning the '88 championship, but also Prost who was his fiercest rival and also the driver that challenged Senna for the title. Prost also had a fair share of showing the dominance of Mclaren back in '88.
Of course Nico is very disappointed in losing out the WDC, but he's part of something big, which is rewriting history and setting new records. Don't forget, what Lewis and Nico have done this season is truly remarkable. This could just mark the start of the Mercedes era.
Agree to an extent - Nico has to do more to be remotely comparable to Prost [ obviously he'll need a WDC first ]. My appreciation of Rosberg as a F1 driver has grown severely, for I haven't really cared nor had any hopes of Rosberg before this season. He was just a 'grey blur' to me; boring, pointless and somebody who'd fade away sooner or later. Must say i've obviously been quite wrong because the fact is Nico was a very strong and fierce competitor. I would have enjoyed seeing a tense battle at the end of this race instead of nico's vehicle failing miserably.
for Nico, next year will be frankly which will matter most to how he'll be remembered and respected. I'd say a comparison with Mark Webber wouldn't be too far off; regardless on whether MW vs NR as which one would be better; the comparison lays in Mark just had 1 season where he was a real threat and competitor to Vettel - and with all do respect to Mark Webber, i would have like him to get a WDC under his belt - but the years after he didn't come even close to his battle back then. So in short; he fell short or disappointed. Not as a driver, but as a WDC competitor, he did.
And this is imho where the key to Nico's glory will lay; Will he be able to battle for WDC again next year? Only time will tell.
Either way, I think Nico can be very proud and very happy with his achievements this year, Lewis didn't get his WDC in his first year in a WDC competetive car, and just fell short. He did get his title the year after, so who knows - Nico shouldn't feel like he's lost his only opportunity at this.
