Please tell me everyone saw superstar rookie Rosberg’s debut race in Formula 1? No. Well allow me to give you the cliffnotes, but please come more prepared the next time :).

Nico Rosberg is the son of Keke Rosberg, the 1982 Formula 1 world champion. He’s driving a Williams, powered by a Cosworth engine (much in the same way his daddy drove all those moons ago). He qualifies 10th on the grid which isn’t the greatest start, but much more experienced Webber (whom I rate a lot) came in 7th, and Mark Webber is meant to be a qualifying expert. So our rookie isn’t shining, he’s doing an amicable job, but nothing spectacular.

The race begins and our rookie fucks up on the first corner. He crashes into the back of the man he’s effectively replaced (my boy Ickle Nick Heidfeld, another fellow german). Ok seems like Nico is having a babtism of fire here on his debut in Formula 1. I was thinking, well it’s to be expected not everyone can have a huge start in F1. Some have to chill out and learn. It’s a gamble, he’s only 20 years old, give him some time, hopefully he’ll grow.

I really shouldn’t have discarded him so quickly in my mind. I should have waited for the end of the race before I made any decisions about the rookie. You see after his mini-crash he went and got his nose cone changed, went back out and was the only one (along with Kimi to be fair, who came from 22nd on the grid to get 3rd place) that was actually RACING!

Nico literally clawed his way from last spot on the grid all the way to 7th, which is an amazing feat, considering most drivers don’t overtake that many cars in an entire season. Is it the most amazing start to the season for the Williams team? In many respects it is, because it bodes incredibly well for the future. They’ve got a pretty solid package under them, one experienced driver and another driver that is calm and explosive.