Becomes the first world champion since Alain Prost in 1993 to quit the sport right after winning the championship title
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Nico Rosberg, who only just sealed the 2016 Formula 1 world championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has announced his decision to quit Formula 1 with immediate effect. Rosberg made the announcement to quit the sport just ahead of the FIA prize giving gala in Geneva. What’s even more surprising than his decision to leave F1 is perhaps the point at which he made this decision. The German driver has declared that he decided to leave the sport on Monday, just 24 hours after winning his championship title. Rosberg is now the first driver since…
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