The 2016 F1 season saw Nico Rosberg finally step out from the shadow of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and win the drivers’ championship. The German shared a very tense relationship with Hamilton following a series of high-profile collisions and it all nearly boiled over at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Rosberg entered the final round of the season 12 points ahead of his teammate in the championship meaning that should Hamilton win the race, Rosberg needed to finish in at least third. The Brit took pole and led the entirety of the race and despite his best efforts to ignore his team and back Rosberg up into the pack, the German held on for P2 and claimed his first championship....
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