This led some to believe that Rosberg would achieve greater success in Formula One, the highest level of open-wheel racing, due to the intellectual capacity required to manage brakes, energy harvesting, tyre management and moderate fuel usage.
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The pair's old karting boss, Dino Chiesa, admitted Hamilton was the faster driver whereas Rosberg was always more analytical. Robert Kubica, who raced with them before Formula One, recalled how they were competitive both on and off the track, saying "they would even have races to eat pizza, always eating two at a time". They raced for Mercedes Benz McLaren in Formula A, where Hamilton became European champion, with Rosberg not far behind. The pair were first teammates in 2000, still in karting. Rosberg started out in 1991 at the age of six. Hamilton began karting in 1993, when he was eight, at the Rye House Kart Circuit and quickly began winning races and Cadet class championships. Rosberg, an only child, was born in Germany but brought up in Monaco and is the son of the wealthy former Formula One world champion, Keke Rosberg, whereas Hamilton was born on a council estate in Stevenage, and his father had to work multiple jobs to fund his son's junior racing. Some journalists have contrasted the drivers' upbringings. 3 Formula One World Championship results as team-mates.2.3 2015 season: Hamilton clinches the title early.
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The rivalry was most prevalent during their four years as team-mates at Mercedes from 2013–2016, a period in which the two drivers dominated the sport. The Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry was a Formula One rivalry between British racing driver Lewis Hamilton and German racing driver Nico Rosberg. Lewis Hamilton (left) and Nico Rosberg (right) with Mercedes at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix