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Nico Rosberg's career in pics

Thursday 10 January 2013 16:32, UK

  1. Image: Aged 16, Nico Rosberg competes in the 2001 World Karting Championships.
  2. Image: He won the BMW Formula ADAC Championship in Germany the following year...
  3. Image: ....for which he received a test with Williams as a prize. At 17, Rosberg (seen here with father Keke) was the youngest driver to test an F1 car.
  4. Image: Continuing his testing duties with Williams, Rosberg also raced F3 in 2004...
  5. Image: ...and won the inaugural GP2 title the following year.
  6. Image: Rosberg enjoyed a strong F1 debut the following year, finishing seventh in Bahrain and setting the fastest lap.
  7. Image: However, he struggled by and large in his rookie season, here crashing out of the last race in Brazil.
  8. Image: Rosberg earned his first podium with third at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix.
  9. Image: He went one better at the Singapore Grand Prix later in the year.
  10. Image: There were no podiums in 2009 but Rosberg had his most consistent season yet, finishing seventh in the Drivers' Championship.
  11. Image: Rosberg switched to Mercedes GP for 2010 where he was teamed with the returning Michael Schumacher.
  12. Image: Nico claimed his first front row qualifying slot at that year's Malaysian Grand Prix before finishing third in the race.
  13. Image: He also finished third in China next time out after leading.
  14. Image: However, Rosberg's hopes in the Korean Grand Prix were dashed after a collision with Red Bull's Mark Webber.
  15. Image: Nico led in China once more in 2011 before dropping back to fifth.
  16. Image: Much the same pattern occurred in Belgium and 2011 ended in disappointment for the German.
  17. Image: In April 2012 at the Chinese GP, Nico recorded his first victory in F1.
  18. Image: But after the high of Shanghai, the season ended in underwhelming fashion as Mercedes lost their way.
  19. Image: In 2013, Nico will partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.