![]() ![]() Hamilton may have deserved a fourth title, but equally Rosberg deserved a first. ![]() And it was that, Hamilton's engine failure in Malaysia notwithstanding, which ensured that the German's subsequent success was not merely a matter of luck and the 100 percent mechanical reliability that he enjoyed at his team mate's expense. It was a story in several parts, which notably saw Hamilton coming back from mechanical adversity to close down a 43-point deficit and turn it into a 19-point advantage, before Rosberg staged an equally dramatic fightback of his own. Predictably, the title fight was between Rosberg and Hamilton at Mercedes. ![]() ![]() Red Bull's Max Verstappen staked his claim as the sport's superstar of the future team mate Daniel Ricciardo did everything to convince of his own world champion credentials and stand-out rookies like Stoffel Vandoorne, Jolyon Palmer, Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon arrived in style.īut, perhaps fittingly given the major regulation shake-up coming for 2017, this year also saw a changing of the 'Old Guard', with the retirements not just of Felipe Massa and Jenson Button, but also Rosberg - who announced his shock departure just days after securing his first drivers' crown - as well as the unexpected removal of Ron Dennis from control at McLaren.īoth on and off the track there was plenty to keep even the most cynical fans engaged, even when it soon became clear that far from building on what they had achieved with three wins in 2015, Ferrari were falling farther behind Mercedes as Red Bull gathered pace and stepped up to pose a greater challenge to the Silver Arrows. The Mercedes drivers weren't the only headline acts of the year. ![]()
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