Rosberg: "Hamilton a natural talent, Schumacher most complete of all"
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- GPblog.com
Nico Rosberg has beaten two of the best Formula 1 drivers of all time in the World Championship. Both Michael Schumacher (in 2010) and Lewis Hamilton (in 2016) were given the beating and so far Rosberg is the only one who has succeeded. The 35-year old German talks about the strengths of both men.
In the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung Rosberg says: "Schumacher was certainly the most complete racing driver of all. The way he experienced this sport, the motivation to improve himself and the team in every conceivable area, that's pretty huge. I don't think that has happened a second time in Formula 1."
In 2010 Rosberg and Schumacher competed as teammates at Mercedes GP. That year Rosberg took three podiums and a seventh place in the World Championship. Schumacher was only ninth that year.
"Hamilton a natural talent"
Six years later Rosberg took his first and only world title against Lewis Hamilton. After that, the German immediately decided to hang his helmet on the willows. "Hamilton is a natural talent, a driver from another planet. He sits in a car and is immediately fast, which is quite impressive".