Nico Rosberg predicts 2018 world championship finishing positions

Nico Rosberg predicts 2018 world championship finishing positions

Originally written by Joas van Wingerden. This version is a translation.

Sunday 18 February 2018 14:56

Former Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has laid out his predictions for the 2018 season - and the German feels that there will not be too much difference with how things ended in 2017, with Lewis Hamilton emerging victorious ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

Lewis Hamilton edged out Vettel in 2017 with a few races to spare, while Hamilton's team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, finished back in third. Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were the best of the rest.

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Speaking on German TV, Rosberg reckons that despite increased expectations from the likes of Red Bull and McLaren, the season will pan out in broadly the same way, but feels the gap between Hamilton and Vettel will be closer than ever.

He said: "My prediction corresponds to what happened last year.

"So Lewis Hamilton wins, this time just one point ahead of Sebastian Vettel.

"After that is Lewis' team-mate Valtteri Bottas and the two Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo."

Rosberg retired in 2016 after winning the world championship, and as well as his role as pundit in Germany, he has also expressed his interest in becoming involved in Formula E in a non-driving capacity.