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Jordan Sees Rosberg As a Future World Champion

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan opinionated that Nico Rosberg has the potential to become a world champion in Formula One. Although many consider the German driver a highly-ranked “lieutenant driver” at best, Jordan thinks the son of former F1 ace Keke Rosberg has proved in 2010 that he is world champion material.

Lining up alongside 7-time world champion in his first season with Mercedes GP, Rosberg managed to beat the 41-year old constantly in qualifying, while also finishing the season 70 points ahead of his teammate. Considering the poor pace that characterized the Mercedes W01 challenger last season, Jordan thinks Rosberg has a lot to say in F1 for the future.

Rosberg could turn out to be the real darling,” said Jordan, according to ESPNF1, “because if the car was as grim as what Michael was making reference to then you have to say, hang on a second, Rosberg absolutely pasted him in virtually every capacity, certainly in qualifying, in race technique, in all the usual benefits you would expect Michael Schumacher to excel in.

Additionally, he stressed the importance of not having the media on your tails and watching your every move in the series, something that Rosberg benefits fully by having Schumacher as a teammate. Under the circumstances, with no pressure on his shoulders and flying under the radar, Rosberg may be a name we'll hear a lot in 2011 and onwards.

He didn't do that and I think Rosberg could be a world champion. And the great thing about his situation is all the pressure is taken from him, certainly from the media point of view.”

Technically within the team, everything is circling around Michael Schumacher and for very good reason. He is the PR management within this structure and of course a seven-time world champion. It is quite clear he only came back to be in that team as a number one,” he concluded.
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