NICO RETIRES
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 ( Mercedes team boss ) Toto ( Wolff ).
The only thing that makes this decision in any way difficult for me is because