(Motorsport-Total.com) – Although Nico Rosberg is only 35 years old and thus younger than Kimi Räikkönen (41), Fernando Alonso (39) or Lewis Hamilton (36), the 2016 world champion is making a comeback in Formula 1 categorically off. He reveals that in one Interview under the motto “unplugged & exclusive”, which will be released on Friday at 5 p.m. on the Formula1.de YouTube channel (Subscribe now for free!) will be broadcast in full for the first time.
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A comeback in Formula 1 has never really appealed to Nico Rosberg, he says
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At the time of his spectacular and surprising resignation on December 2, 2016 in Vienna, Rosberg actually had a two-year contract with Mercedes. In the course of the termination agreement, he was allegedly not allowed to drive for any other team in Formula 1 in 2017 and 2018.
In 2019, however, it would have been free again, and at that time some attractive cockpits were also available. Renault, for example, was looking for a big name (it ultimately became Daniel Ricciardo), a seat became vacant at Red Bull, and even Ferrari switched Kimi Raikkonen to Charles Leclerc.
But Rosberg is now making it clear that in the direction of Formula 1 comeback, “absolutely nothing” has happened since his resignation, “because I closed it completely”. It was clear from the beginning for everyone who had something to do with the premier class, “that something was ticked off for me, that there was never any more contact”.
The winner of 23 Grands Prix (currently number 13 in the all-time Formula 1 winners list) would have been an attractive catch. Not only is Rosberg the only one who can claim to have beaten the two best racing drivers of all time in the same team (Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton), he would also have brought know-how from the best team of all time.
Friday at 5:00 p.m .: The big interview with Nico Rosberg
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Which the question suggests: Assuming Ferrari had offered a 30 million euro fee, and added another 20 million euros for green projects, wouldn’t you have been weak, Nico? The neo-sustainability entrepreneur denies: “Salary never played a role for me. I still had a two-year contract, which also had a lot of zeros on it.”
“You can’t move me with money. I’m not interested in that,” says Rosberg. “I fulfilled my career as I wanted it to be, with the world title, and I’m happy about my next life. So the thought never came up, and it never will. It’s over.”
The whole interview about his resignation on December 2, 2016 in Vienna and his career in Formula 1, but also his new life as a team owner in Extreme E and sustainability entrepreneur will be published at 5:00 p.m. on the Formel1.de YouTube channel. Subscribe to the channel now and activate the bell to be notified of the start!
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