Why did Alonso not win 2010?
And then, famously, the team made a bad strategy call. After a pit stop, a frustrated Alonso found himself stuck in seventh place, behind the tardy Renault of Russian Vitaly Petrov, who had no incentive to let the Ferrari past. By winning the race, Vettel stole the championship, having not led at any stage all season. Vettel went into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi with a 15-point deficit to Alonso and a 7-point gap to Webber. He won the Grand Prix from pole to become the youngest World Drivers’ Champion in the sport’s history, as Alonso only finished in seventh place.
Why did Nico Rosberg quit F1?
Rosberg announced his retirement from motor racing five days after clinching the title, citing wanting to spend more time with his family and not wanting his driving ability to atrophy as the main factors behind his decision. Post-racing relationship A year after Rosberg retired, Hamilton said in an interview that he had no desire to fix his friendship with Rosberg and the two had barely spoken, despite living nearby to one another in Monaco.