ニコ、引退宣言

今日はゆっくりシャーロックの新しい情報を・・・と思っていたのに
何というニュースが・・・・

WATCH: More on new world champion Nico Rosberg retiring from F1. More on #SSNHQ https://t.co/sa4eoqRx9h

— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) 2016年12月2日

この後もあちこちでニュース速報が流れていてF1界は大騒ぎでした。

" I have climbed my mountain, I am on the peak, so this feels right." Champion Nico Rosberg has retired from #F1 https://t.co/txjQ4L68ld pic.twitter.com/HQrtpAEhjv

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 2016年12月2日

メルセデス公式のツイートが何となく寂しそう・・・

Dream...Fulfilled...#DankeN1CO #n1co @nico_rosberg https://t.co/CMdrgAE2Sj

— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) 2016年12月2日

先ほど記者会見の様子が出てきていました。
メルセデスの監督も同席していたのでやっぱり引退するのね・・・・ショック・・・
Nico Rosberg retires: World champion quits Formula 1 five days after title win
dailymail.co.uk

F1ドライバーや関係者も次々にコメントしていますが賛否両論かなあ。
ドライバーは「かっこいい！」など好意的でしたけど。


会見の前にニコがFBにメッセージを掲載していましたが、これドイツ語じゃないですか・・・（泣）

I have a message for you: https://t.co/XtL5AWuY4n pic.twitter.com/LGK4Xnihoq

— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) 2016年12月2日

そのあとすぐにBBCが英語版を掲載してくれました。
とりあえず全文。
うーん、なんか疲れちゃったのかしらね。

過酷なタイトル争いの中で家族を犠牲にしてきた、
特に妻にはかなり負担をかけてきた、
鈴鹿で優勝したときに引退を考え始めた（鈴鹿優勝でタイトル獲得の可能性が上がったので）
こんな感じでしょうか。


I have climbed my mountain, I am on the peak, so this feels right.
My strongest emotion right now is deep gratitude to everybody who supported me to make that dream happen.

This season, I tell you, it was so damn tough.
I pushed like crazy in every area after the disappointments of the last two years;
they fuelled my motivation to levels I had never experienced before.
And of course that had an impact on the ones I love, too -
it was a whole family effort of sacrifice, putting everything behind our target.
I cannot find enough words to thank my wife Vivian; she has been incredible.
She understood that this year was the big one, our opportunity to do it,
and created the space for me to get full recovery between every race,
looking after our daughter each night, taking over when things got tough and putting our championship first.

"When I won the race in Suzuka, from the moment when the destiny of the title was in my own hands,
the big pressure started and I began to think about ending my racing career if I became World Champion.
On Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi,
I knew that it could be my last race and that feeling cleared my head before the start.
I wanted to enjoy every part of the experience, knowing it might be the last time…
and then the lights went out and I had the most intense 55 laps of my life.
I took my decision on Monday evening.
After reflecting for a day,
the first people I told were Vivian and Georg (Nolte, from Nico's management team), followed by Toto.

The only thing that makes this decision in any way difficult for me is because
I am putting my racing family into a toughsituation. But Toto understood.
He knew straight away that I was completely convinced and that reassured me.
My proudest achievement in racing will always be to have won the world championship with this incredible team of people,
the Silver Arrows.

Now, I'm just here to enjoy the moment.
There is time tosavour the next weeks, to reflect on the season
and to enjoy every experience that comes my way. After that,
I will turn the next corner in my life and see what it has in store for me…

と、ここまで書いたら日本のニュースでも流れてきてた。
ニコ・ロズベルグ、F1引退を発表

会見では"My next step is being a dad and a husband.”と言っていたそうです。
家族が大好きなんですよね、ニコ。




会見で同席していたメルセデスの監督、トトさんと。


今年はこの3人が引退してしまうんですよね。寂しいわ。


何かとっ散らかった記事になってしまいました。
実はものすごく動揺してるんです（涙）