Will Nico Rosberg Ever Win an F1 Title with Lewis Hamilton as His Team-Mate?

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Published: September 6, 2015

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On a sunny afternoon at Formula One's "Temple of Speed," the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Lewis Hamilton staked a strong claim to his second-straight Formula One drivers' championship.

Even before his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg's engine blew with two laps remaining in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, Hamilton was set to extend his championship lead to 38 points with seven races remaining in the season. With Rosberg's flame-out, Hamilton is now 53 points clear. He could retire from the next two races, with Rosberg winning both, and still lead the championship.

Hamilton dominated the entire the weekend, securing his 11th pole position in 12 races, while Rosberg, who was forced to reuse an older engine after suffering problems with his newly upgraded power unit, qualified fourth, behind the two Ferraris.



At the start, Kimi Raikkonen nearly stalled beside Hamilton on the front row. As the cars behind swerved around the slow-moving Ferrari, Hamilton scampered off into the distance, opening a six-second lead on Raikkonen's team-mate, Sebastian Vettel, by the end of Lap 10. Forty-three laps later, as the chequered flag waved, Hamilton was 25 seconds ahead of Vettel.

At this point, Rosberg must be wondering whether his title hopes have irretrievably slipped away this year, but the bigger question is whether he will ever be able to win the championship while paired with Hamilton.

Over the last two years, Rosberg has rarely beaten the 30-year-old defending champ in a straight fight on the race track. Usually, it has taken a car problem or some other drama for the German to come out ahead.

Rosberg is a talented driver, but Hamilton is on another level. He is one of the best drivers of his generation and, by the end of his career, it is not a stretch to think we will look at him as one of the best ever.

Should Hamilton secure his third drivers' title this year, and second in a row fo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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