A shame as hamilton would have gone all out next year.
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That's going out on a high.
World champion Nico Rosberg has announced he has retired from Formula 1 with immediate effect.
The 31-year-old German won his first world title on Sunday, beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by finishing second in the final race in Abu Dhabi.
"I have climbed my mountain, I am on the peak, so this feels right," Rosberg said in a Facebook post.
Rosberg won nine of this season's 21 grands prix, beating three-time champion Hamilton by five points.
"For 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my 'one thing' to become Formula 1 world champion," he added.
"Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target. And now I've made it."
The son of Finland's 1982 world champion Keke, Rosberg made his F1 debut for Williams at the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2006, finishing seventh.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846
A shame as hamilton would have gone all out next year.
Never saw that one coming but reading his statement I can understand why. That said I wouldn't be surprised to see him back in a few years time
Never overtook Hamilton in four years of trying
Not a big F1 fan, but apart from anything else a slap in the face for Hamilton, who comes over, to me anyway, as a bit of a prat.
he was shit, even my nan could drive around in circles for hours. its not difficult like football is it?
Probably can't be bothered putting up with Lewis Hamilton every day for the next year. Good luck to him
Retired, but he can always get a job as a, er . . . . . . . . .