How Good Was Nico Rosberg Actually?

[@darkwatcher01]

Took down two Seven time World Champions, in equal machinery, what a legend.

[@rupsa1872]

he was 3 time then

[@mrTycooleditz]

Lewis beat him more so

[@35pen61]

@@mrTycooleditz They beat each other equally 2013 was Rosberg, 2016 were rosberg

[@Smellindamix]

You mean the season that Hamiltons engine kept going up in flames

[@alx.972]

Schumacher- a 40 years old driver that suffered a bike accident a year before his returning into a middlefield car. Hamilton- a 3 wdc at the time …. Is not pretty decent to say this thing, is like saying you defeat Mike Tyson in a boxing match with a gun🤷‍♂️

[@bennyg2086]

Nico's Career/WDC win always reminds me of the saying "luck is what happens when opportunity meets preparation". People always say his win was a fluke or that he got lucky, but he showed up every year with the unwavering belief he could climb to the pinnacle of the sport. His whole life's work gave him the ability to capitalize when his time came in 2016. It definitely didn't happen by chance.

[@yurilopes420]

i dont know this dude and never watched f1 back then, but you CANNOT be "just lucky" in winning a wdc a normal "lucky" driver is not WDC contender, just because of the car. you cant drive it to it's full potential and you SURELY cant beat lewis on equal machinery just by being a normal lucky driver. luck is involved, but still is what determines it.

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

he definitely gave it 100% - but even with HAM engine issues in 2016, it came down to the FINAL race and ROS was almost passed by Vettel, which would have cost him the WDC. Thats how close it was and some of that was definitely luck.

[@mcflying7]

@@ghostrider-be9ek ok bro Lewis is lucky to have won 7 agree?

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

@@mcflying7 yes

[@BonnetLicker86313]

@@ghostrider-be9ek Unlucky not to have more. Could easily be 10.

[@drahcirtorralba1956]

Couldn't break him, couldn't shake him. What An awesome line

[@hectornecromancer5308]

He's essentially a John Wick of F1

[@himanshupanjwani6706]

Nico actually bowed out at his prime which so many sportspersons don't realise until it's too late

[@markymarknj]

Yep, he went out ON TOP!

[@sidsuspicious]

Chickenberg shat his scants.

[@_LordShadow]

​@@sidsuspicious I mean his goal was winning, win he did, and I personally wouldn't want to work with someone I hate

[@kb5509]

​@@sidsuspicioushe has kids. Not everyone is so self obsessed as to chase it well after you've past your best.

[@qimu88]

Exactly! What else to prove lol

[@thegridgab]

I find we often forget about Rosberg which is a shame

[@AF14002]

I agree!

[@CallyWasHereOfficial]

Yeah but do you remember that he beat a 7 time world champion in equal machinery in 2016? Absolute legend

[@jeremiahheaven1941]

Who's we ?😂

[@CallyWasHereOfficial]

@ that’s not what Rosberg will have you think

[@clutchkick_]

@@jeremiahheaven1941 F1 fans.

[@MexicanBagpiper96]

I think a lot of people are unfair to Nico. He only finished 18 points behind Lewis despite having more retirements in 2013 and took Hamilton to an Abu Dhabi title decider twice in 2014 and 2016. I've always believed Hamilton to be the more talented driver, but Nico is better than people, especially some hard-core Hamilton fans, give him credit for.

[@Lumixx46]

100% agreed

[@luizansounds]

If it wasn't for the damage in his car in 2014 things could have been much different

[@Dilstar22]

Nico Rosberg is better than most drivers on the current grid. He deserves more respect 👍🏽👏🏽

[@quase3]

no shit, he is a world champion who beat Hamilton in the same car, ofc he is better than most drivers on the grid right now, he is better than most drivers who ever drove in f1 (not necessarily among the best champions, but compared to everyone who was ever on f1), drove brilliantly his entire f1 career.

[@Dilstar22]

@quase3 some of his drives are truly world class, 2006 Bahrain, 2008 Australia, 2012 China, 2013 Monaco ( 2013 - 2015 ) 2014 Canada with no ERS was so impressive, 2015 Spain 2 stop when Lewis did 3 stop he showed how good is he at tyre management, 2016 Belgium to Singapore, 2016 Japan and finally 2016 Abu Dhabi to finish 2nd with that pressure, I remember watching it live and when he had to overtake Max for the championship that was pressure but tbh he dealt with it like a champion. I think Nico could have easily won more championships definitely. 👍🏽

[@thibaudprevot4270]

lol

[@hot99pas]

No he doesn’t

[@justinm.1]

Maybe if he stayed in F1 a few more years after his 2016 title/didn't suddenly announcement retirement a few days after winning it, he probably would have gained more respect. Champions like Schumacher, Hamilton & Vettel never did that.

[@PesheWild]

Video is okay, but I’m sorry, you didn’t explain in any way how good was Nico Rosberg in his prime, you just showed his career.

[@horzu3391]

This comment needs more likes. The video is just about how Rosberg beat Hamilton.

[@NFMsim]

Should be part 2

[@chirp08]

Probably because in his WDC year he had a worse average finishing position, less wins, less podiums, and less poles than HAM. The only metric he came on top was the total points.. by 5.. with an entire race less for Hamilton thanks to that brand new engine blowing up while he was leading. He objectively was not the better driver in 2016, let alone across all their seasons together. I respect he brought the fight, but he was never better.

[@Jordan-sy7my]

​@@chirp08oh okay the if and but argument.

[@GenTVR]

You’re supposed to make your own mind up from the facts. His career includes his prime.

[@krcari111]

I love the early 2000s motorsport documentary vibe, simmilar to petronas moto gp documentary

[@AF14002]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you like it!

[@maliktaleb2882]

@@AF14002 you genuinely make a quality content , amazing job man !

[@Foxhunter_DE]

13:05 Vettel never attacked. He knew what was going on, and like Schumacher helped him in Brasil, Vettel just covered Nico and helped to secure his second place. It will never happen, that a german driver stops another german driver to be a world champion, and instead helping a brit. Nothing againts brits, but could you even imagine two brits would do that, so that a german can be world champion? Stuff for horror movies.

[@konepe1653]

Ah yes, that's how it went down - nationalism! Definently not that Vettel just didn't want to be a dick and interfere in championship battle and be respectful, nope...

[@sidsuspicious]

You are a fallacy monger through & through.

[@Foxhunter_DE]

@@konepe1653 What i said does not exclude that. It's not that hard to understand. Even you could, if you just try...

[@codenameFXX]

vettel is ferrari is a different man, hes a lot nicer as a person. Definitely would look out for nico doesnt matter what nationality he is

[@rigobertoaguilar3636]

Everyone crying about this comment, but its mostly true. The other part of it was that Vettel didnt want Lewis to match his title count as there was already so much talk even during the Red Bull years that guys like Lewis and Alonso were far better and that Seb was just getting by on dominant machinery and lack of a challenge by an aging Webber.

[@edmardenosta5006]

6:19 the edit of hamilton entering the frey when rosbergs career is rising is gold. Gave me goosebumps

[@varunsomwanshi7187]

True what a terrific editing

[@JustVideosRsei]

Man, this is high quality stuff. Thought i was watching from a channel with 100k+ subs

[@AF14002]

Thanks man!

[@TheKievKen]

You were - just wait :))

[@brianrichter409]

People tend to look at Malaysia 2016 but seem to forget the rest of 2016. Nico had that 7 consecutive win streak early on that year. Also, 2016 was the only year where Nico beat Lewis at prestigious tracks like Spa, Monza, Singapore and Suzuka. If we want to bring up Malaysia, never forget that Nico got spun around by Vettel at the first corner and was last.

[@assat10]

Well Hamilton was had at least 6 DNF due to engine failures while Rosberg was winning what is fair on that ground??? When fans started to talked all of sudden Hamilton engine problems vanished.... How come no one is talking about that episode too?? Do you think that if Hamilton was scoring points like 3rd, 4th or even 5th, Rosberg would still had won in the end??? I strongly doubt it.

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

I have been saying this for years. He also beat Schumacher. Yes he was not in his prime anymore. But still it was impressive.

[@samaramorgan6115]

​@@assat10 bro just pulled 6 DNF's in 16 out of his ass lmao

[@roejohntiolengco3938]

I have watched this race live. Vettel was actually not trying to overtake Rosberg in the last 2 laps. He wanted Rosberg to be champion.

[@NFMsim]

And Max?

[@richardhobbs7360]

@@NFMsim Vettel was playing rear gunner for Nico, it's been said multiple times, by Vettel himself, that he was stopping Max from getting to Nico

[@mitchrich6]

Another thing i point out is Hamilton wouldn't have that many wins if Rosberg had stayed another 2 seasons atleast. There was a stat comparing 4 years of Rosberg with Bottas , it was shocking how different they were

[@Mtha77]

Well you could also say Lewis has had world championship level team mates and beaten them.

[@samwiseguite470]

True.

[@Paradi_Flow]

Wished Nico would have stayed past 2016. 2017-2019 would have been spicy if he stayed but he had a family & seemed pretty spent after 2016. Definitely think he was under appreciated in his day & now, Lewis Hamilton from 2014-2018 was a monster

[@Fujibayashi50]

This is definitely the biggest "what if" in F1 for me: we probably would have a seen a three way title battle between Nico, Lewis and Seb in 2017 and 2018. Imagine the scenes and the possible drama. And if it had gone further we might had seen even a different 2021.

[@TimmsyTFG]

nope

[@hectornecromancer5308]

Too bad that either Nico or Lewis would be out of Mercedes after 2016. As they're getting so heated to the point they cannot be put together in the same team anymore

[@AkilJacob]

Nico could not sustain that pressure from his friend tbh, it showed in post race events. It was a good decision.

[@RandyAlterReviews]

I really admire that he left after winning one championship, all he needed to prove was he can beat Lewis with equal machinery once and he left. No one would easily retire when you are at the peak of your career and the fact that your team is dominating. He retired and end his career on a high note. I love Lewis but If Nico is still racing today, Lewis wouldn't had been 7 time world champion.

[@siyabulelatshali1012]

😂😂😂😂😂 So why did he retire knowing you would more championships? Please enlighten me.

[@m4atty.r21xd4]

@@siyabulelatshali1012 dude i dont think u read his comment, he retired knowing he could win more wdc because he got his goals: a wdc and beating lewis

[@averageenjoyer1930]

I don't admire it at all just bitched out what a weakling of the sport

[@RandyAlterReviews]

@@siyabulelatshali1012 14:02 he said here, he is not willing to sacrifice another year to beat Lewis, you may say that he have to train harder to achieve what Lewis can do, so in a sense he don't want to go through that again. Extremely honest and I respect that, putting it in school terms it's like you spend your entire semester studying harder than anyone else to beat the Highest scoring student in your class, and once you beat the best student in exam. You would rethink it's not worth sacrificing your free time, hobby or family time for rest of the semester, but at least you did it once and prove that you can beat the best of the best. There are students who can score high without trying that hard studying, same goes to olympic athletes and racing drivers.

[@kangarht]

You dont realise that retiring after winning the title meant also a defeat from Hamilton. He retired because he couldnt/didnt want race him any more.

[@karlosdelacruz3803]

Nico was not only fast, but he was fiercely focused! It’s an edge that I think some of F1’s top drivers today need to sharpen.

[@hectornecromancer5308]

That's something you need to be able to face Hamilton afterall Because that's what Max did in 2021 once he knows he have a chance to took the championship

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

I really think he is one of the most intelligent f1 Champions of all times

[@carldewet6428]

This is Quality - Thank you - Great Story and Visuals.

[@AF14002]

Thanks!

[@batrasarthak]

Isn’t that Nico Rosberg, the Monaco based KZbinr who defeated the dominant seven time world champion in the middle of his rampage in equal machinery!

[@NitroGT78]

I don't think Schumacher was rampaging in 2010 - 2012...

[@harshjoshi114]

I was looking for this comment

[@richardw2646]

I don’t think he gets enough credit for the way he dominated Schumacher, people just say Schumacher was past his best but show no evidence for that

[@adrianramriez9045]

Nico driving style was very unique its something that isn't often talked about. He was a perfect ballance of driving with your brain racing with your emotions and winning with your heart a well deserved champion

[@midnightfuture]

Excellent work, beautifully narrated and edited. It was a genuine pleasure to relive the 2016 season in particular through this video. Thank YOU!

[@LegendarySnipez7000]

Vettel, I remember him defending Rosberg at Abu Dhabi was to pay him back for spinning him out on the first lap of Malaysia that same year, and Rosberg made a phenomenal comeback to P4, which people are always overshadowing by Lewis's engine failure. But, let's be real here. Japan was the race that gave Nico the title, not Malaysia. Yeah, Lewis's engine blowing up was a salt in the wound, but Japan was a race where Lewis could claw back, but he just didn't. Nico won the race and stayed in 2nd from USA to Abu Dhabi because he far ahead enough in terms of points to win the title. So he didn't have to worry about winning any more races. Max did also overtake him in Brazil, but spun and gave Nico 2nd place back. But that did not matter if he would have stayed in 3rd, because he would have still won the title by 2 points in Abu Dhabi.

[@traviscurry1506]

You do realise if Lewis's engine didn't blow up in Malaysia, Nico could have finished the remaining races in 2nd behind Lewis and still lost the Championship!!!!!

[@traviscurry1506]

Lewis would have won in Malaysia comfortably with Nico not even being in the podium because the 2 Redbulls were 2 and 3 with Nico in p4. Therefore, Malaysia was the reason Nico won because the points result for that race would have been more than enough for Lewis the win the championship even if Nico had finished P2 behind lewis (which he did) for the remaining races.

[@LegendarySnipez7000]

@@traviscurry1506 But you do realize that it's worth mentioning that Nico would have been taking more risks and pushing harder if Lewis had won in Malaysia. So Nico would have been world champion no matter what. I could also compensate that Lewis's bad starts cost him the title as well.

[@traviscurry1506]

@LegendarySnipez7000 that's not adding up mate. If I'm Nico, why would I take my feet off the gas for the final few races knowing it's Lewis I'm up against, and if I somehow suffer the reliability issues he's had, its game over for me!!! So the reason of Nico not taking more risk is vague. And like you said the amount of issues lewis suffered in the beginning of the season, it's incredible that he took the championship fight down to the last race.

[@no1washerezz]

@@LegendarySnipez7000 i don't think that rosberg would have won were it not for malaysia. that was the most defining moment in the championship. instead of a net gain of 13 points on rosberg, hamilton lost 15 points to him. it would have given hamilton the lead for the world championship and ultimately, the events of japan would not have mattered because rosberg's point advantage would never have been large enough to settle for p2 every race.

[@sterbebett]

Dude, I thought this was an excerpt from a tv docu or something. Fantastic work, keep it up!

[@stediyen]

beautifully crafted doco! pacing was perfect and kept me in my seat

[@chazhartwayne6493]

12:34 Hamilton failed to realize that both Rossberg and Vettel are german.

[@ianpan0102]

Love this documentary. Very high quality, I'm sure more views and subscribers will follow - keep doing what you are doing!!

[@slip13inc]

Tks for This vídeo. Nico is a Legend

[@bertjilk3456]

A well-made documentary. More a 'Nico Tribute' than a warts-and-all analysis of his driving (I don't think you really answered the question), but I still enjoyed the walk down memory lane.

[@Max_Kleiber]

very very high quality and professional production, i think you should be given more attention! really good!

[@tommalone2807]

This def needs more views, brilliant video. Very high quality

[@pjmcneil5265]

Love these historical perspectives. Well done!

[@muratsarsenov2008]

One of the most underrated drivers ever in F1 for sure. He completely demolished all his teammates including M. Schum. Theb 2013-2014 he was on par with Lewis despite the pressure from the press that always benefits Brits. Then he finally beat Lewis in 2016. He wasn't only good in engineering, understanding the car, physical and mental strength. He was also crazy fast

[@Oyxcv6003]

What a really good video man, thanks for taking your time to make it!

[@baseeratzehra4390]

The video had me hooked from the start to the end! 💥♥️

[@AF14002]

I’m very glad to hear that.

[@angsus126]

This is an incredibly high quality and well put together video :)) the visuals are super interesting and you can see the effort behind the research and presentation, love your stuff!

[@108hindu]

I was very pleased to find such a high quantity video on this small channel. I subscribed. I have been trying to cut down on subscribing to new channels because it becomes a lot to go through. But this was GOOD!

[@quadrupleWDC]

You encapsulated the emotion really well!! Kudos!!

[@AF14002]

Thanks!

[@lorenzoFCIM1908]

Loved this video for a lot of reasons, mainly the archival footage, and the painful reminder of how good F1 used to be.

[@Randomguyno69]

Just a reminder that Leclerc is also a Monaco based KZbinr

[@ericwilliamson263]

yeah but nico can actually articulate himself in engilsh.

[@lmaomoofeq]

What a fantastic documentary. I hope you keep tending to your craft, this was captivating.

[@AF14002]

Thanks! Stay on the alert in November😉

[@yaasqueen-u6z]

Brilliant work, glad to be one of the first ones because you will deffo blow up if you keep up this consistency mate. Phenomenal stuff and very engaging 🙌🏾

[@AF14002]

Thanks! Really looking forward to show you my next videos. Got great plans!

[@etiennetheunissen1201]

Thanks! Great video! I got value from it, good job!

[@andrejzupancic2286]

In 2016 Nico Rosberg beat LH in the same machinery fair and square. Engine breakdowns are a part of the game in F1. At the end of the year Nico collected more points than LH and was a deserving champion. No if and or buts. He then decided that the level of commitment to beat LH at the top of his game was too much and retired. His decision and all LH lovers saying that he chickened out can go kick rocks!

[@traviscurry1506]

BS. Paddy Lowe was intentionally sabotaging Hamilton's car. That's why he was out of Mercedes after 2016 and sent to Williams. And we all know how that ended.

[@andrejzupancic2286]

@@traviscurry1506 hahaha, keep dreaming, mate! You just keep dreaming! 🤣

[@SoLDMG]

@@traviscurry1506holy cope batman

[@antiwokehuman]

@@traviscurry1506wtf is with all these conspiracy theories. Whenever lewis has a bad day, it’s always sabotage. Fans like you are the worst.

[@Michaelarvin71]

GOAT WITH HUGE BALLS! he risked his f1 life to beat Hamilton...love the guy!

[@sachincharles1642]

I enjoyed this video you asked an interesting question and gave a good answer.

[@kavinduwijerathne7216]

Great video! keep up the good stuff. Best of luck

[@biswanathdutta3115]

The man took down two seven time world champion ,in same machinery ❤

[@MaTiCeK]

Seeing Bottas against Hamilton in a prime Mercedes car emphasised Nico’s performance even more.

[@shankhadeeproy5791]

Wonderful editing, wonderful lines and brilliant voiceover. Invite me for your podcast when you make it big, because you will!

[@骆军骅]

Great video, very much enjoyed the editing and narration.

[@mrtnhnlo]

What a channel, thank you for this!!! Instant sub❤

[@juliyanaa]

yoo this is so good. great job, man!

[@miguelvieira2953]

Amazing video!

[@aaron_ow]

He set out his goals and achieved them, also leaving on his own terms, having made peace with his career in F1.

[@JAL1403]

Great video, Rosberg has my favourite driving style

[@regelwerke9331]

Oh lol this has way to little views! Amazing video!

[@AF14002]

Thanks alot!

[@toma1568]

I can't believe you have just under 2,000 subscribers - the production quality on this is excellent. Keep it up!

[@AF14002]

Thanks alot!

[@Redskies453]

Only Nico Rosberg can take an earpiece to the side of the head at the speed of sound and emerge unscathed. What an absolute unit.

[@rikkesofie6070]

Best video from you yet, really good work!

[@rollnloop]

Great narration, suscribed.

[@wtflorian4119]

Great work man, can't wait for more. Subscribed

[@hanumantasiddannawar6811]

Heartiest Congratulations Nico!❤

[@Auroth_DI]

Nice video! Very well made for sure. You will be blowing up fast :D The only thing I didn’t like was the camera shot audio or whatever it is whenever a new photo is being shown (it happens too often and is distracting) 99/100 points from me 😍🔥

[@AF14002]

Thanks! I’ll note this down😉

[@Freysn]

Great video!👌

[@AF14002]

Thanks!

[@nubRas10]

Production quality on top! Idk how you only have 900+ subs

[@karimemalmros5649]

this quality at 877 subscribers is insane to me. I subscribed and i hope you'll continue making content like this.

[@Boostjunkieful]

Most underrated driver of the modern era

[@daphnelovesL]

No that's Stroll.

[@TheKievKen]

This documentary is broadcast quality. Well done. Excellent.

[@AF14002]

Thanks so much!

[@Muchiriroams]

This channel definitely deserves more subs!!

[@asusmaan]

You need a lot more subs man this is so high quality. Great storytelling

[@AF14002]

Thank you!

[@patricktulley8880]

This channel is using an AI voiceover. Do you really wanna support a channel doing that?

[@Steaming_kettle76]

this video was absolutly perfect every thing was above ok and so informational

[@oscarmendoza4265]

Such a great video bro!!!!

[@avery2377]

amazing video! deserves way more views

[@AF14002]

Thank you!

[@vinzzzV]

Nice content, I got a bit more F1 smarter today ❤

[@AvocadoPuddingYT]

this video is amazing holy shit you are crazy underrated

[@nicolemiro803]

Very good video. Earned a subscriber

[@florentmczt]

Awesome videos, congrats !!

[@carlosaraujo59]

Great stuff at building the suspense at the end of the video, you sir have a new sub

[@arvindmohapatra]

Great content mate!

[@kingston4313]

I like these!! They are very entertaining to watch, especially for someone who is new to F1, like mee

[@AF14002]

Good to hear😊

[@Azron2190]

Great video bro!

[@nourmohab2771]

Really good video and editing

[@feromrkva7149]

really great video

[@erion1722]

Great video, very informative and entertaining

[@goldigoldhamster7541]

Wtf how do you not have atleast 10k subs, that was josh revell type quality

[@AF14002]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@Jejking]

Pure AI job. Don't even compare him to Josh please.

[@kanishkupadhyay]

dude, im your 747th subscriber ❤

[@LeTon75]

Great video well worth a sub 👍 keep up the good work

[@108hindu]

Nico knew that the team dynamic and Lewis’s ego would make for a miserable 2017. He was smart to get out. He got the WC he wanted and has had a great life since retiring. He also taught Lewis he needed to keep his focus on racing during the racing season. I really loved the joy of Nico and his family after he won his much deserved championship.

[@garnetgraham4632]

I think a lot of people over look that Vettlel didn’t really attack him as much more or less defended him from max

[@chipband8812]

Didn't expect a video on a Monaco based KZbinr's Formula One career today.

[@bring.a.plate_]

Great stuff🙌🏻

[@lylegeorgebarrios9795]

Keep this 2000s vibe style. 👌👌

[@gooseuk1985]

No doubt about it to be a champion at that level you are a great driver. Hats off to nico for pulling it off. Shame he left the sport when he did, but people do what they do. Great driver

[@itsmechrispy6083]

Mental resilience the dude snapped and lost it knowing he was Broken by lewis

[@lawrencefriesen1872]

I think that year really took its toll on him. But he made his dream come true. And he left on top. And he had all that he wanted. Cheers to Nico.

[@davidmelin1730]

Good video🙌

[@jtc4119]

incredible video - maybe jpm next?

[@hugoteixeira9033]

CHAMPION that's what he is very fast dude one of very few in my generation hard to go wheel to wheel ❤❤❤

[@alltrains_hd1610]

Wow, what a Video

[@RonaldWeasley-ng7ip]

What an under-subsribed channel. Please sub to this guy, better than most channels with hundreds of thousands of subs

[@AF14002]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate the kind words❤️

[@imwithname843]

Keke lived in Nikinmäki in the seventees..se oli maailma joka ei palaa