Where does Nico Rosberg go from here?

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I have a soft spot for Rosberg, so my view might be biased (as much as the next guy's, anyway), but here's my opinion.

I believe that Rosberg is a great driver and one that might have actually become a WDC already had he not had Lewis as a teammate, who is one of the all-time greats. This season Lewis has obviously had the better of Nico, particularly during the first half of the season, but Rosberg has had significantly worse luck. For instance, Nico has had two retirements in races that Lewis went on to win, whereas Lewis' only retirement came in Singapore, which was a complete clusterf*ck for Mercedes.

The last race is a fine example of Rosberg having rather bad luck. He managed to pass Hamilton on track due to his teammate having overcooked his tires, and managed to build an advantage of about 10 seconds if I recall correctly, which was then erased by the safety car. On top of that, he got the (theoretically) better strategy by stopping before Lewis; the decision not to pit Hamilton would have been a blunder if it wasn't for the late safety car. Instead of that, the second SC allowed Lewis to get a free pitstop and newer tires than his teammate. Of course it was eventually Rosberg's mistake that caused Lewis to pass him, but you'll have to concede that Lewis wouldn't have had a shot of winning the race had it not been for the two SCs.