Aktuelles » nd he could be No. 1, thats in

Being in Viennas Hofburg Palace when Nico Rosberg announced his F1 retirement was something of a surreal experience. Despite a room filled with journalists and PRs, no one was entirely sure whether or not the news was a joke -- the newly-crowned champion stood grinning on the stage, with just enough humour in his eyes that the news could have gone either way.It was only when Mercedes boss Toto Wolff took to the stage to speak of Rosbergs bravery in deciding to quit while he was ahead that the news began to sink in.There will no doubt be all sorts of ink spilled in the next few days debating whether or not Nico was right to stop when the childhood dream of attaining a Formula One drivers title came true.On the one hand, leaving on a high is no bad thing -- Nicos memories of Formula One will not be soured by possible struggles with the 2017 regulations, or a season of reliability struggles. Instead, Rosbergs F1 finale will be fixed in his memory as a whirlwind of champagne, hugs, fireworks, and approximately 90 million TV cameras in his face in the team garage.But on the other hand, to leave the sport without even having tested the car with which he may have been able to defend his title risks a future filled with what-ifs, of unanswered questions of what could have been had he only stuck it out a little longer.Over the past seven years I have seen Rubens Barrichello, Michael Schumacher, Mark Webber, Felipe Massa, and Jenson Button retire from Formula One, and while the last two men on that list probably havent got around to sending that last race suit to the cleaners yet, the first three men all used the occasion of their retirements (or second retirement, in one case...) to reflect on the difficulty of finding the perfect time to go.When Schumacher retired for the second time, he left feeling that there was no unfinished business to keep him in the cockpit. I can be happy with my performance and the fact that I was continuously raising my game during the last three years, he said in 2012.But then, at some point it is time to say goodbye. Already during the past weeks and months I was not sure if I would still have the motivation and energy which is necessary to go on; and it is not my style to do anything which I am not 100% convinced about.With todays decision I feel released from those doubts. In the end, it is not my ambition to just drive around but to fight for victories; and the pleasure of driving is nourished by competitiveness.Massa announced his retirement at Monza, in a deliberate echo of Schumachers first retirement, and said that to reach the decision had involved a lot of soul-searching. Im relieved and happy, he said in September. You need to be strong enough to make decisions that are quite difficult. That is what I did. Im relieved and happy with what Im doing. I think this year was the time to [retire].Rosberg is confident that 2016 was his moment, and said that the sacrifices involved in securing a world title were not to be repeated.Since 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my one thing to become Formula One World Champion, he said. Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target. And now Ive made it. 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.Rosbergs decision to retire if he won the 2016 title was taken at Suzuka, he told media in Vienna on Friday. But the team were not told until the championship was over and the title secured, with Rosberg telling Wolff and teammate Hamilton of his decision in the early part of the week. The champion admitted to feeling a little as though he had left the team in the lurch having taken the decision at such short notice, but Rosberg was confident that it was the right choice for him.That Rosberg was confident that his time had come to retire was plain for all those assembled in Vienna to see. But the response to the news was divided between those who understood the desire -- the brave decision, as Wolff branded it -- to quit while youre ahead, and those who cant comprehend a passion for racing that is completed once a target is met, a title secured, a goal achieved.The flipside of Rosbergs level-headed approach to challenges both on-track and off is that it is easy to read his even-handedness as a lack of passion. While Formula One is largely fuelled by drivers who would sell kidneys, firstborns, and grandparents for the opportunity to secure a seat with a top-tier team, Rosberg -- for the length of my time in the paddock, at least -- has been the driver best able to separate any burning passion he feels for motorsport from the job he has been paid to do.That separation has reaped dividends for Rosberg this year, handing the Monaco resident a world championship trophy earned after a hard-fought and consistent season. But it is that separation that has enabled him to walk away from the sport without feeling the need to defend his title, to re-prove his ability under a new set of regulations, to stamp himself on the sport as only a multiple champion can. Lets hope there are no regrets or what-ifs to come. Adidas Jerseys . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. NHL Jerseys . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. https://www.cheapjerseysjustwholesale.com/ . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. China Jerseys . Carey Price didnt, but he still came out on top against one of his rivals for the No. 1 job at the Sochi Games. The Anahim Lake, B.C., native was stellar in making 39 saves in his home province and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner as the Canadiens defeated the Canucks 4-1. Cheap Jerseys . LOUIS -- St. Its not often Maryland can say it has something in common with Ohio State, Michigan and Nebraska.Like those standard bearers of college football, the Terrapins are still unbeaten this season. Since Marylands 7-0 start in 2001, the Terrapins have taken a perfect record into their fifth game only in 2013 and this season.No one is pulling harder for first-year coach DJ Durkin -- at least until their teams meet Nov. 5 -- than Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. Durkin was a Harbaugh assistant for three years at Stanford and was his defensive coordinator with the Wolverines last season.Harbaugh said Tuesday hes been following the Terps progress and has watched three of their games. He said hes spoken with Durkin a couple times since the season started, usually on matters only coaches would find interesting.Hes busy doing his duties and Im busy doing mine, Harbaugh said, but were watching with a lot of pride what hes doing and very proud of the job hes doing.Maryland, which puts its 4-0 record on the line this week at Penn State, already has one more win than it had all of last season. Two more wins will make the Terps bowl eligible. Their 173 points are a program record for four games, and their 50-7 win over Purdue last week was their most lopsided conference victory since 2010.The biggest difference from 2015 to 2016?The Terps have turned over the ball twice. Last year at this point they had 14 turnovers, including 12 interceptions.Durkin said he addressed the turnover issue the first day he met with the team.Its just been a process of talking about it, teaching our players just how the game works and how a turnover can really kill you -- how a punt is not a bad play, he said. Taking a sack or throwing it away isnt all bad if you go punt and play good defense. You may have been won yourself some field position.Marylands schedule gets increasingly tougher, with November featuring road games against Michigan and Nebraska and a home game against Ohio State.Other notes from the Big Ten coaches teleconference:HEALING HUSKERSNebraaska coach Mike Riley, whose team has a bye this week, said receiver Jordan Westerkamp (back) and tight end Cethan Carter (elbow) probably will miss the Oct.dddddddddddd 15 game at Indiana.Running back Devine Ozigbo probably wont practice this week as he recovers from an ankle sprain. Riley said hes hopeful offensive lineman Tanner Farmer and receiver Alonzo Moore will be back from injuries that kept them out of the Illinois game.BARRETTS FAST ASCENTWith four touchdown passes against Rutgers, Ohio States J.T. Barrett became the schools all-time leader with 59. Barrett also has 84 TDs responsible for and needs five more passing or rushing touchdowns to break Braxton Millers record of 88.Barrett, a junior, has played in 27 games and started 21.This is only his second year, maybe 2 + years, of full-time starting, Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said. He would be the first to tell you hes been very fortunate to be around very good players and a very offensive line that protects him and guys that make plays. When you think of the history of this great university, and he could be No. 1, thats incredible.LAGOWS COMPOSUREIndiana coach Kevin Wilson was heartened by quarterback Richard Lagows bounce-back from his five-interception game against Wake Forest. The Big Tens passing yardage leader was picked off once against Michigan State but led touchdown drives on the Hoosiers last three series in regulation in a 24-21 overtime victory.He lost his composure in the fourth quarter (against Wake Forest), and that hurt us with his body language. You cant be a leader if you cant lead yourself, Wilson said. He got into a competitive game and got in a similar situation and got it corrected against a very challenging team in Michigan State. What I saw last week was a guy who got into position where he could have lost his composure and he kept it.--Online:AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '