<img title="Nico Rosberg with wife Vivian. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/5Nico-Roberg-1.jpg" alt="Nico Rosberg with wife Vivian. Pic/AFP" /> Nico Rosberg with wife Vivian. Pic/AFP
Nico Rosberg's decision to retire suddenly from Formula One came about because of his desire to spend more time with wife Vivian and 15-month-old daughter Alaia.
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The German felt his intense rivalry with British racer Lewis Hamilton was putting stress on his family.
<img title="Rosberg with his daughter Alaia. Pic/Nico's Instagram account" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/5Alaia-1.jpg" alt="Rosberg with his daughter Alaia. Pic/Nico's Instagram account" /> Rosberg with his daughter Alaia. Pic/Nico's Instagram account
"This season, I tell you, it was so damn tough. I pushed like crazy in every area after the disappointments of the last two years; they fuelled my motivation to levels I had never experienced before. And of course that had an impact on the ones I love, too &ndash; it was a whole family effort of sacrifice, putting everything behind our target," he was quoted as saying by The Sun.
"I didn't know if I had the b***s, and I took a bit of time. But I am done. End of story, and the next step is being a dad and a husband and I am very much looking forward to that," added Rosberg.

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