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2016 Formula 1 champion, and Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate/title rival, Nico Rosberg puts the Briton ahead of Michael Schumacher “in terms of talent”.
In his career Nico Rosberg had the opportunity to drive in the same team with two of the most successful drivers in Formula 1 history – Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher.
While talking about his best team-mates, Rosberg has put Hamilton ahead of Schumacher in certain areas.
“Lewis is just an extreme natural talent, in terms of talent, he must probably be the best ever,” Rosberg told Sky.
“And he really builds on that, that instinct is phenomenal with him.”
But Rosberg also lists in which areas he believes Schumacher is stronger than Hamilton.
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“A big difference is diligence. Lewis hates testing. And Michael, who would do tests every day, even though he is a seven-time World Champion, but he also knows that you can still learn a little bit.
“It’s just diligence, passion.”
Ultimately Nico says it would reflect well on him if Lewis wins his eighth championship and surpasses Michael.
“I’m not so emotionally connected now that I say, hey, Michael deserves to hold the record.
“I then see more and more, okay, he was really damn fast, and I can be all the more proud that I beat him back then with the same car,” concluded the German.
