Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016
Rosberg’s dominant drive at Suzuka secured a crucial win during the 2016 Formula 1 season
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October 7, 2016
Suzuka, Japan
By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer. He would go on to take victory in the race meaning that if Hamilton won the last four GPs with Rosberg finishing second, Rosberg would take the title… which is exactly what happened.
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