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How Rosberg denied F1 a Hamilton-Schumacher dream team

Nico Rosberg has revealed that his dominant 2012 season over Michael Schumacher at Mercedes denied Formula 1 fans the chance to see the legendary seven-time world drivers' champion paired in a dream tandem with Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows the following year. Hamilton replaced the retiring Schumacher, having been convinced to join Mercedes by Niki Lauda, despite the team's poor performance relative to Hamilton's employers at the time, McLaren. Schumacher was outscored 93 points to 49 in 2012, with Rosberg picking up the team's first win since returning to F1 in China. Hamilton's move proved to be inspired – as McLaren's form has fallen off a cliff, Mercedes have become F1's...
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