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The Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry, also known as The Silver War, was a Formula One rivalry between British racing driver Lewis Hamilton and German racing driver Nico Rosberg.The rivalry was most prevalent during their four years as team-mates at Mercedes from 2013 to 2016, a period in which the two drivers dominated the sport.
Rosberg took his first career win at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. He was the teammate of former karting friend, Lewis Hamilton, from 2013 to 2016, twice finishing runner-up to his teammate, and in his final season defeating Hamilton to
Lewis Hamilton entered the final race of the season 12 points behind Nico Rosberg, therefore both came into the final race with a possibility of winning the world championship. Hamilton would win if: He won and Rosberg finished fourth or lower. He came second and Rosberg finished eighth or lower. He came third and Rosberg finished ninth or lower.
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Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a six-point lead in the World Drivers' Championship over teammate and defending race winner Nico Rosberg. Hamilton won the race and extended his lead over Rosberg to nineteen points. Their team, Mercedes, further extended its lead in the World Constructors' Championship.
In the first session on Thursday morning, Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets with a time of 1:15.537, one tenth of a second faster than his teammate Nico Rosberg. They were followed by Sebastian Vettel, almost half a second down on Hamilton, and the two Red Bull cars of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen respectively.
From there, he won five more titles over the next six seasons and was only denied by teammate Nico Rosberg in 2016 — a title fight that was one of the most dramatic tussles between teammates in ...