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Lauda: Rosberg has left us 'under pressure'
– Mercedes non-executive Chairman Niki Lauda says he is disappointed by Nico Rosberg's decision to retire and, with hindsight, believes Lewis Hamilton taking the title would have been preferable.Rosberg clinched the 2016 championship in Abu Dhabi last weekend but stunned the sport on Friday by announcing his decision to step aside from racing with immediate effect."Toto [Wolff] told me in Stuttgart, I realised at once that it was no joke," Lauda told Sky Austria."My first thought was 'well, this will be an interesting challenge for us'. I was surprised, I often think negative scenarios, but there were no signs."[Rosberg] publicly told everyone [that] he had to...
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