Nico Rosberg’s decision to retire after beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the F1 2016 title proved he has “no passion for racing.”

That is the opinion of Rosberg’s fellow Sky F1 pundit and 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, who said the German’s call to walk away went his racing instincts.

Jacques Villeneuve: Nico Rosberg ‘really doesn’t care about racing’

Rosberg clinched the World Championship at a nailbiting decider in Abu Dhabi in 2016, following in the footsteps of his father and 1982 title winner Keke.

His triumph saw the Rosbergs become only the second father-son duo in F1 history to be crowned World Champion after Graham and Damon Hill.

Rosberg shocked the world by announcing his retirement from F1 five days later, just hours before receiving the World Champion

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