October 10, 2016 UPDATED 14:15 NICO ROSBERG NOT GETTING COMPLACENT DESPITE CLOSING IN ON TITLE The German eased to a maiden win from pole position at the Suzuka circuit in Sunday, chalking up his ninth win of the year, to lift himself 33 points clear of...
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October 10, 2016 UPDATED 14:15 NICO ROSBERG NOT GETTING COMPLACENT DESPITE CLOSING IN ON TITLE The German eased to a maiden win from pole position at the Suzuka circuit in Sunday, chalking up his ninth win of the year, to lift himself 33 points clear of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the overall standings. Nico Rosberg is refusing to get carried away by thoughts of celebrating a maiden Formula One title triumph at the end of the season despite getting one han on the championship crown with victory in the Japanese Grand Prix. Such is Rosberg’s margin that, with just four races to go, the 31 year old can take the title without needing to win another race. “I don’t feel relief,” said Rosberg, only the fifth driver to win nine races in a season. “I’m just happy to win the Suzuka race.” “Rosberg’s comments are in keeping with the approach the German has adopted this year focusing on each race as it comes rather than the campaign as a whole. Runner-up to Hamilton in the overall standin
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