29 July,2016 08:23 AM IST | | AFP
Nico Rosberg hopes history will repeat itself as he seeks a much-needed win on home soil at the German Grand Prix to put him back on top of the drivers' world championship
Nico Rosberg
Hockenheim (Germany): Nico Rosberg hopes history will repeat itself as he seeks a much-needed win on home soil at the German Grand Prix to put him back on top of the drivers' world championship.
Nico Rosberg
The 31-year-old German, who won the last race at the Hockenheimring in 2014, fell six points behind his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the championship following the defending champion's victory at last Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Determined Rosberg
Now, Rosberg is determined to turn the tables on his rival in front of Mercedes' home crowd. "It's simple for me now," he said. "Lewis has done the best job so far this season - by six points. That's it. It's the only change, but it doesn't change much for me. It's so close. I'm out there at every race with the opportunity to win and it is always very close between us. It takes just one small thing to switch it around.
"I'm happy to have the chance to get back in the car again so soon and especially happy that it's at my second home race. I had a fantastic day at Hockenheim a few weeks ago driving Mika Hakkinen's championship-winning car. It gave me a buzz to be back racing in Germany.
"Driving in through the circuit gates brought back so many memories from my childhood days, right through to winning the Grand Prix for myself in 2014. Hopefully I can repeat that this year agains for the fans."
