Nico defends decision after Lauda criticism Nico Rosberg has hit back at his former boss Niki Lauda, following criticism of his sudden decision to quit Mercedes and formula one. Lauda, the F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman, had said German Rosberg made the outfit look 'stupid' by leaving it with a top driver to replace in December. But Rosberg told the German newspaper Die Zeit: 'I don't understand what Niki was riding when he said that. He must have misunderstood something. 'If it had only been up to me, I would rather have waited until Christmas to announce my retirement, but I didn't want to do that to the team,' he added. Rosberg said there is little room for pure selfishness in F1,...
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