He was just six years old when his first experiences in a kart inspired his dream of becoming a World Champion, like his dad. Nico Rosberg is on the verge of winning his first F1 championship The German star leads Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 12 points But Rosberg will not have his father … © Sutton Motorsport ImagesNico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes GP celebrates his third position in parc ferme. © Sutton Motorsport ImagesLewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1, Toto Wolff (AUT) Mercedes AMG F1 Director of Motorsport and Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1. 2014 FIA Gala Awards, Doha, Qatar, 5 December 2014. Growing up in the environment where his dad had won the 1983 race through Monaco’s storied streets gave little Nico big ideas.
In their three season’s together Rosberg, who mostly out-qualified and outscored him, learned a great deal from the sport’s most successful driver. Rosberg's first memorable season came in a year where no driver won more than two races. In 1984, the rectangles were replaced by a yellow trapezium. Parental consent came with the proviso that their son must not neglect his education. © Sutton Motorsport ImagesNico Rosberg (GER) Williams FW28. Formula One World Championship, Rd 12, Belgian Grand Prix, Race, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, Sunday 28 August 2011.

Keijo Erik Rosberg, known as "Keke", is a Finnish former racing driver and winner of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. © Sutton Motorsport ImagesKeke Rosberg (FIN) with his son, Nico Rosberg (GER) ART. “I am finally able to enjoy being in control of my own life,” he said. © Sutton Motorsport Images2002 champion Nico Rosberg (FIN), VIVA Racing, took the race win. © Sutton ImagesWorld Champion Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 and wife Vivian Rosberg (GER) celebrate at Formula One World Championship, Rd21, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Race, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Sunday 27 November 2016. A pivotal point for Rosberg took place in the United States Grand Prix, where his anger at making a driving error that handed the win to Hamilton, provoked the notorious ‘Capgate’ incident. Formula One World Championship, Rd 11, Hungarian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Budapest, Hungary, Saturday 30 July 2011. Heineken has released a new commercial featuring Nico Rosberg. “We are totally overwhelmed and completely in love”.Filled with renewed resolve, the relentlessly resilient Rosberg applied all his cerebral attention to detail toward achieving his championship goal in 2016 - the longest ever Formula One season. In 2012 Rosberg scored his first F1 victory, winning from pole in China.Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes GP and Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes GP. Her proud father spoke movingly of the blessed event. Mercedes Launch, Stuttgart, Germany, Monday 25 January 2010. He became surprisingly candid about his psyche, revealing himself prone to serious bouts of self-doubt. BMW Formula ADAC Race 2, Nurburgring , Germany, 23 June 2002. Formula One World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain, 11 March 2006. © Sutton Motorsport ImagesNico Rosberg (GER) Williams on the podium. Formula One World Championship, Rd3, Bahrain Grand Prix, Race, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday 6 April 2014. Thereafter they traded race wins (ultimately 10 to 9 for Hamilton), were penalised for rule infractions (four for Rosberg) and suffered mechanical misfortune (five for Hamilton). © Sutton Motorsport ImagesNico Erik Rosberg was born on June 27, 1985, in Wiesbaden, Germany, three years after his Finnish father Keke Rosberg won the World Championship. © Sutton Motorsport ImagesNico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1, celebrates his maiden with Ross Brawn (GBR) Mercedesamg F1 Team Principal and the Mercedes Team. Formula BWM ADAC Championship, Rd10, Hockenheim, Germany. ©Sutton Motorsport Images .Race winner Nico Rosberg (FIN) celebrates his victory. Formula One World Championship, Rd 6, Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Sunday 24 May 2009. Formula One World Championship, Rd16, Russian Grand Prix, Race, Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, Sunday 12 October 2014.