(Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team)
Three time Formula One world champion Sir Jackie Stewart is
convinced that Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team driver Nico Rosberg can fight back
in his bid to challenge team mate and reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton
for this year’s title.
Rosberg goes into the start of the European leg of the
season at next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in second place in the championship
27 points behind leader Lewis Hamilton.
The double champion has made a fantastic start to his title
defence having won three of the opening four Grand Prix while taking pole
position in all of the fly-away Grand Prix so far this season. This has led to
speculation that Rosberg’s chance to battle for this year’s championship has
past such has been the dominance of Hamilton.
However Stewart, who won the championship in 1969, 1971 and
73 believes that the three week break between the Bahrain and Spanish Grand
Prix will have been extremely beneficial to Rosberg as it will have allowed him
to get his head back to the right place.
Rosberg had a fantastic race last time out in Bahrain
finishing the race in third place with many suggesting that his performance in
Bahrain was his best so far this season.
The German would have finished the
race in second place behind team mate Lewis Hamilton however he had an issue
with break by wire system which allowed Scuderia Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen to
close up to him and overtake him after Rosberg ran wide coming out of T1.
The German will be hoping that he can challenge for the race
win next weekend in Spain.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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