Reigning world champion Nico Rosberg was among the first to congratulate Lewis Hamilton yesterday on securing his fourth world title.

The retired German driver, who came out on top of a fierce battle with Hamilton which went down to the wire last year, popped in on social media to post a short video in which he pays tribute to his former rival and to the Mercedes team.

 

 

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