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Mercedes taken “completely by surprise” by Rosberg retirement
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff admits himself and the rest of the team's top brass were caught off guard by Nico Rosberg's decision to retire – and says the outfit has not yet gone to work on finding a replacement. Rosberg shocked the motorsport world by announcing his retirement at the FIA Prize Gala in Vienna on Friday, just a few days on from taking his maiden F1 championship in Abu Dhabi. Asked whether he knew Rosberg's decision was coming, Wolff said: “Not at all. I had a bit of a feeling that I couldn’t quite judge when we travelled that there was something going on. “It took me completely by surprise and saw some board members and Niki [Lauda], and they were equally surprised....
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