Nico Rosberg Can Claim His Most Important Win Yet at 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Published: November 28, 2015

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At the halfway stage of the 2015 Formula One season, when it became obvious that Lewis Hamilton was waltzing his way toward his third title, we proposed an alternative strategy for Nico Rosberg.

Rather than trying to beat Hamilton in a head-to-head fight, failing miserably and then allowing himself to be tormented by finishing second every weekend, Rosberg—according to our logic—should have exploited his long-held status as the most intelligent, numerically driven performer on the grid and taken a more pragmatic approach.

Like a football manager guiding their squad through a long, hard season, he should have accepted that there would be days when he would not come close to Hamilton, one of the most naturally gifted drivers of his generation, and adjusted his expectations accordingly, picking and choosing his battles with care.



He should have identified a number of grands prix, particularly at circuits where his Mercedes team-mate has been traditionally weak, he could win, and pinpointed those when the runner-up spot would resemble damage limitation, when second place would not be a sign of inferiority but part of a much wider plan.

Admittedly, such a philosophy would have left Rosberg competing more in hope than expectation, praying Hamilton would suffer a retirement or two along the way and clinging to the idea that, come the end of a 19-race season, it would be him at the summit of the drivers' standings.

But at that point, on the day he qualified more than half a second behind Hamilton at July's Hungarian Grand Prix, it felt like the only way Rosberg, short on confidence and seemingly out of ideas, would ever stand a chance of winning a world championship.



Just four months on, however, his recovery—his transformation—is rapidly nearing completion.

After his morale-boosting yet rather predictable victories in Mex...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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