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Bernie: Rosberg retirement a big shock
Bernie Ecclestone says he had no idea that Nico Rosberg was retiring despite having dinner with Toto Wolff the night before the announcement. Rosberg shocked the F1 fraternity on Friday when, five days after winning a first Drivers' Championship, he retired from the sport. And even F1 supremo Ecclestone, who had dinner with Mercedes' motorsport boss on Thursday night, had no inclination that it was coming. 'It was just as big a shock to me as you,' he told Reuters. 'I had dinner with Toto last night and he obviously couldn't say anything to me (about it).' The 86-year-old jokingly added that Rosberg's decision was made so that he had 'more time to spend his money, that's all.' As for who...
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