Rosberg doesn't owe us this courtesy. The details surrounding his termination are probably confidential too. He may have offered, or he may not have. Who knows, who cares? It's between Nico and Mercedes. I'm certainly not going to discuss if Rosberg is a bad or good, or egoistic, arrogant ... [insert more adjectives] person based on 5th person information. The only fun thing about how the story leaked is that Rosberg came out with his own statement rather early which gave Mercedes little time to spin this news in a controlled manner.turbof1 wrote:Rosberg should atleast have said "I'll help out the team at winter testing". He is the most senior driver around regarding experience at the team. I think his feedback would have been very important to target weaknesses at the car, especially given new regulations next year. True, Hamilton is experienced in that regard as well, but I think it would have been valuable for the team to have feedback they can rely on, opposed to for instance Wehlrein, who has quite a bit less experience with the engineering team and generally with the setup of a new car.
I certainly agree that Rosberg has probably been a very important factor at Mercedes - his work ethos, his technical and analytical approach are probably very valued and I'm sure were important factors in the teams overall success. But all break-ups are usually and eventually painful. And not to long ago, we were speculation if Nico will be even retained or if he'd be off to another team due to his contract negotiations.
