Mercedes’ end of year event at Stuttgart had even more significance this year with Nico Rosberg retiring as world champion.

Nico Rosberg shocked fans, fellow drivers and even his own team bosses when he announced his immediate retirement from F1 last week.

During Mercedes’ end of year event at their headquarters in Stuttgart (which in recent years has just become a day to celebrate their inevitable championships), Nico Rosberg climbed into the cockpit for a lap of the Mercedes test track, which we now know could well be has final lap in an F1 car… as an F1 driver at least.

Mercedes’ end of year event at Stuttgart had even more significance this year with Nico Rosberg retiring as world champion.

Nico Rosberg shocked fans, fellow drivers and even his own team bosses when he announced his immediate retirement from F1 last week.

During Mercedes’ end of year event at their headquarters in Stuttgart (which in recent years has just become a day to celebrate their inevitable championships), Nico Rosberg climbed into the cockpit for a lap of the Mercedes test track, which we now know could well be has final lap in an F1 car… as an F1 driver at least.

Mercedes’ end of year event at Stuttgart had even more significance this year with Nico Rosberg retiring as world champion.

Nico Rosberg shocked fans, fellow drivers and even his own team bosses when he announced his immediate retirement from F1 last week.

During Mercedes’ end of year event at their headquarters in Stuttgart (which in recent years has just become a day to celebrate their inevitable championships), Nico Rosberg climbed into the cockpit for a lap of the Mercedes test track, which we now know could well be has final lap in an F1 car… as an F1 driver at least.