{"id":183926,"date":"2025-12-14T22:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/183926\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T22:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:47:08","slug":"nico-rosberg-explains-horrible-situation-for-suffering-lewis-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/183926\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Rosberg explains &#8216;horrible situation&#8217; for &#8216;suffering&#8217; Lewis Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nico Rosberg believes Lewis Hamilton cannot retire from the &#8220;horrible situation&#8221; at Ferrari, as it would be a &#8220;loss of face&#8221; for the seven-time F1 drivers&#8217; champion.<\/p>\n<p>The German feels his &#8220;suffering&#8221; former Mercedes team-mate must carry on, despite persistent calls for him to walk away after 19 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Next year is the final campaign of his initial Ferrari contract, and it is unknown whether he will sign or be offered a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>The growing expectation is that if the Italian team cannot perform well at the start of the new regulations era, Hamilton may decide to retire after two decades.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old endured a torrid first season with the Maranello-based squad. He failed to score a podium finish, for the first time in his F1 career, and was consistently frustrated or crestfallen when speaking to media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/lewis-hamilton-implores-ferrari-to-act-on-his-advice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">He recently implored the Scuderia to act upon his notes for improvement<\/a>, something Rosberg described as &#8220;new&#8221; from the British driver.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were no notes back in the day,&#8221; the 2016 F1 drivers&#8217; champion remarked on Sky Sports F1. &#8220;But I think things were also going a lot smoother.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s obviously the greatest of all time. We all, I think, agree on that, but it&#8217;s really not a worthy ending to his career here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rosberg highlighted how difficult Hamilton&#8217;s first season with the Prancing Horse had been, but explained why he could not walk away at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment, it&#8217;s really a horrible situation to be in. It causes him, certainly, a lot of suffering, and he&#8217;s just really stuck,&#8221; the 23-time grand prix winner added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because retiring now&#8230; he can&#8217;t retire now. Who are they going to replace him with?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a bit of a loss of face also, because taking on this big project and then 12 months in, just because it&#8217;s difficult, just retiring \u2014 that doesn&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And keeping on going, time is also not on this side. And it&#8217;s not gonna get easier, so that&#8217;s also really not an option. It&#8217;s very difficult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Lewis Hamilton should retire from F1, and when? 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