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Lauda: Nico decided to fight like a true world champion

Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda is not one to doff his hat for any old reason, but on the occasion of Nico Rosberg claiming the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship title after a tense and decisive Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the great Austrian did just that. Speaking in the wake of one of the most exciting season finales in the history of the sport, Lauda said of Rosberg's triumph, 'I am madly happy. It is touching that Nico is finally world champion. He deserved it, a perfect season and an incredible performance. Coming back after the defeat last year, I can only take my hat off to him.' As for the outgoing world champion Lewis Hamilton, Lauda did not mince his words, 'Lewis woke up too late. From...
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