FORMULA ONE
Rosberg one win from first title, Hamilton vows to fight on
Sao Paulo — Win in Brazil on Sunday, win the Formula One title: Nico Rosberg’s task sounds simple enough but is a lot harder to achieve. The German is one step away from securing his first championship, which he will do if he wins at Interlagos regardless of where Mercedes teammate and rival Lewis Hamilton finishes. The odds are in Rosberg’s favour — he has won for the past two seasons from pole position in Sao Paulo whereas the anti-clockwise circuit has yet to reward Hamilton with a victory. And yet the pressure of being within touching distance of a lifelong dream can play on the mind, while the fickle Sao Paulo weather can wreak havoc with the best-laid plans. Last year, Hamilton had already won the title and his focus was elsewhere. This time he comes on the back of two successive wins. Another win for the Briton would take the battle down to the wire at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina and, if Rosberg were to fail to score in Brazil, a potential winner-takes-all scenario. "I’ll wait unt...
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