Nico Rosberg 'not surprised' Ferrari lost in 2017

  • Published on 06 Dec 2017 13:03
  • comments 7
  • By: Rob Veenstra

Nico Rosberg insists he continues to have no regrets about deciding to quit F1 at the age of 31. The German said there had been some "difficult moments" adapting to life in the slower lane, but insists he is happier than ever.

And Rosberg told La Gazzetta dello Sport that he is also extremely usy. "Today I am a family man, an advertising medium, a manager. And I am looking after investments, especially for start-up companies in the field of mobility."

Next up is an autobiography, and "I am beyond the planning stage". And when he quit F1 a year ago, he said he wanted to learn to play guitar and to ski, with the latter having been prohibited by his Mercedes contract. "I have not been skiing yet but that will come in the next weeks," Rosberg smiled. "I started to play guitar in 2016 but then I got tendinitis."

Finally, the German said he enjoyed watching the 2017 season as a spectator. "I thought it was a great season," he said. "Ferrari put up a great fight, but I'm not surprised they failed, because Mercedes raised the bar again. I expect a very competitive Ferrari for 2018, but Mercedes has become even stronger. I know very well what they are capable of." (GMM)

f1ski

Posts: 726

Again inconsistencies from the FIA if they deemed all teams must reduce oil burthen that should take place immediately. Not for all teams save one.

  • 1
  • Dec 6 2017 - 22:52

Replies (7)

Login to reply
  • f1dave

    Posts: 782

    Maybe rethink the skiing thing.

    • + 0
    • Dec 6 2017 - 17:52
  • We all suspected it from the beginning, it was just a matter of time we thought, even with equal conditions. And then the FIA allowed Mercedes to continue to burn oil, and they pretty much gave Mercedes the win.

    • + 0
    • Dec 6 2017 - 17:54
    • Point well taken. However, I think Ferrari threw away the championship with Vettel's driving errors and unreliability. With a couple of exceptions, Mercedes had the 2nd best car pretty much since the summer break.

      • + 0
      • Dec 6 2017 - 19:08
    • I honestly dont think the Mercedes were as bad as they claimed, it certainly wasnt after the summer break. It was just a matter of time before reliability woes would hit Ferrari, true, and as I said we pretty much expected Mercedes to come out winning somehow. Either way, I really despise the FIA for their uneven rulings on things. IMO, either you ban oil burning for everyone, or you dont ban it at all. And of all the teams that didnt need that kind of advantage, Mercedes needed it the least. At the end of the day, they didnt need the best car on the grid, that engine along with that reliability was all they needed. I really hope Im wrong in that I suspect Ferrari might struggle a bit in 2018, and I also hope Im truly wrong when I fear that the 3 unit allocations might deal a bad blow to F1 as a whole, but we'll see. Im a really optimistic person, in case you havent noticed!

      As for how many actual mistakes Vettel made this season... Well, most were pretty much not mistakes, it was things that was out of his control, like the start in Singapore.

      • + 0
      • Dec 6 2017 - 20:53
  • blade

    Posts: 341

    Yep, have to agreer ferrari self destructed, not sure it would have turned the rest overall but it would have been a lot closer. Fait play to them too - they've admitted as much, lets hope it doesn't happen in 2018 as I hate watching dead rubbers.

    • + 0
    • Dec 6 2017 - 19:46
  • RogerF1

    Posts: 501

    How about we start to pitch in predictions for the first venue to award grid penalty for PU violation?

    • + 0
    • Dec 6 2017 - 21:46
  • f1ski

    Posts: 726

    Again inconsistencies from the FIA if they deemed all teams must reduce oil burthen that should take place immediately. Not for all teams save one.

    • + 1
    • Dec 6 2017 - 22:52

BE Grand Prix of Belgium

Local time 

BEGrand Prix of Belgium

Local time 

World Championship standings 2024

Show full world champion standings

Test calendar

See full test schedule

Related news

Give your opinion!

Will Bottas challenge Hamilton for the world championship in 2020?

Formula 1 Calendar - 2024

Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
-
Bahrain
29 - Mar 2
Bahrain
7 - Mar 9
Saudi Arabia
22 - Mar 24
Australia
5 - Apr 7
Japan
19 - Apr 21
China
3 - May 5
United States of America
17 - May 19
Italy
24 - May 26
Monaco
7 - Jun 9
Canada
21 - Jun 23
Spain
28 - Jun 30
Austria
5 - Jul 7
United Kingdom
19 - Jul 21
Hungary
26 - Jul 28
Belgium
23 - Aug 25
Netherlands
30 - Sep 1
Italy
13 - Sep 15
Azerbaijan
20 - Sep 22
Singapore
18 - Oct 20
United States of America
25 - Oct 27
Mexico
1 - Nov 3
Brazil
22 - Nov 24
United States of America
29 - Dec 1
Qatar
6 - Dec 8
United Arab Emirates
See full schedule

Formula 1 Calendar - 2024

Date
Grand Prix & Circuit
29 - Mar 2
7 - Mar 9
Saudi Arabia Jeddah Street Circuit
22 - Mar 24
Australia Albert Park
5 - Apr 7
19 - Apr 21
3 - May 5
United States of America Miami International Autodrome
17 - May 19
24 - May 26
Monaco Monte Carlo
7 - Jun 9
21 - Jun 23
28 - Jun 30
Austria Red Bull Ring
5 - Jul 7
United Kingdom Silverstone
19 - Jul 21
Hungary Hungaroring
26 - Jul 28
23 - Aug 25
Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort
30 - Sep 1
Italy Monza
13 - Sep 15
Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit
20 - Sep 22
18 - Oct 20
United States of America Circuit of the Americas
25 - Oct 27
1 - Nov 3
Brazil Interlagos
22 - Nov 24
United States of America Las Vegas Street Circuit
29 - Dec 1
6 - Dec 8
United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit
See full schedule

Driver profile

  • Team -
  • Points -
  • Podiums -
  • Grand Prix -
  • Country DE
  • Date of b. Jun 27 1985 (38)
  • Place of b. Wiesbaden, DE
  • Weight 71 kg
  • Length 1.78 m
Show full profile

Team profile

Show full profile
show sidebar