Following two successive title defeats to Mercedes teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton, Rosberg finally got one over on the Briton during a fiercely contested 2016 campaign to secure his maiden world chaಌmpionship.&nb൩sp;

Rosberg pipped Hamilton to the world title by finishing second in the final race in Abu Dhabi, before announcing h🤪is shock retirement just five da🌱ys later at the FIA’s prize giving gala. 

Speaking in an interview with Men’s Health Magazine, the German admitted he doubted whether he would be able to maintain h♛is performance levels after such a demanding season. 

“[I was] afraid that at some point I wouldn’t be good enough and that no team would want me anymore,” R🎀o🎶sberg said. “I wanted to decide for myself.”

Rosberg, who has since returned to the F1 paddock as a pundit for Sky Sports, said he “gave up🐟 his identity” by deciding to walk away from a sport his life revolved around. 

“In a way, I gave up my identity,” Rosberg explained. “Everything in my life was racing: my mechanics, my engineers, my team-mates, even my social environ💦ment.

“To put all that to zero in one fell swoo༺p was a shock to my system. Then there was the addiction to recognition and success.

“I had ne🅘ver asked myself what other passions I had. There was always just the next race.”

Rosberg said his greatest challenge once his F1 ca🤪reer was over was finding meaning in life, a🔜dding: “I also invested a lot to get to know myself”.