Nico Rosberg's decision to retire from racing marks only the third time in modern F1 history that a driver has bowed out on a high. F1i looks back at the two other instances when the year's crowned world champion decided to call it a day. Nico Rosberg is 31-years-old, fit, healthy, and retired. As stunning as the 2016 World Champion's decision appears to be, the German driver's clarity, intelligence and sense of reality insures the determination of his fate was deeply rooted, with little or no chance of reversion, be it next week or several years down the road. Regardless of the reasons which guide an F1 driver into retirement, stepping out of the limelight and departing such an...
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