Tremors were felt in the Greek capital of Athens and as far away as the southern island of Crete
The German drove a stellar race to win his first Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday night. The 30-year-old finished 8.2 seconds ahead of teammate and triple world champion Lewis Hamilton.
"It was great work from the boys. Next year we will have the chance to win again, I hope. I am happy to have won three races in a row for the first time in my career. It was exciting the way it went I controlled the race and pushed all the way through to the end. I am happy too that the season is over, of course," Rosberg said moments after the race.
"It is great to end the season like this and go on holidays. The car was stunning. I am ecstatic. Thanks a lot to my whole team," he added.
He also said that it has been a good teammate rivalry between him and Hamilton and added that it was great to battle such opposition and come out as the winner.
"My success is Lewis' failure, in a way. It is always tough to race Lewis. It is a great battle internally. So, it is a great moment. I will come back next year to beat Lewis, hopefully," said Rosberg.
Rosberg said that next season was still a long way off but hoped he can keep this momentum going into next year.
"I'll try to keep this form going into next year. Next season is still far away. For now, I am going to enjoy the win and the progress. I'll give everything to win again next year and try to be world champion," he said.
"I look forward to 2016. I'm sure it'll be a great season and the team will give us another awesome car. We're aware of the threat from the red guys (Ferrari) and we don't want to let them get too close," he added.
Meanwhile, Hamilton had no qualms about losing out on the night and said at the end of the day, he is a three-time world champion.
"I am second and I won the world championship. It is an amazing day and amazing to be here in the UAE. I am happy and I have to doff my hat to the team who have done such a great job and passed my expectations. Mercedes is the best team in the world," said Hamilton.
Meanwhile, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, who finished third to go past teammate Sebastian Vettel with more podiums than the German, said it was encouraging for the team.
Raikkonen has 80 podiums to Vettel's 79.
"I am back on the podium. We didn't have an ideal start to the season. We had mistakes and problems but today (Sunday) was a bit better and everything was working well. But it was not enough to beat these two (Rosberg and Hamilton). But we are third and it is encouraging for Ferrari," said Raikkonen.
"The team has been has been quite good compared to last year. The speed has been there but there have been some mistakes. We could have been closer but I think we have a reasonably good speed and at certain points, we have been catching our competitors. It is never nice to finish third but in the end, it is what we expected to do," added the Finn.
Raikkonen finished fourth in the Drivers' Championship but the Finn said that it didn't make any difference and added what counted at the end of the day was being a world champion.
"I am fourth in the championship this season but it does not make an awful lot of difference. The only thing that counts is to be world champion. I am happy for the team, but it does not change anything. It is a great weekend and I'll take it as it is," said the 2007 world champion.
james@khaleejtimes.com
Tremors were felt in the Greek capital of Athens and as far away as the southern island of Crete
The Buyback Programme is a huge step in creating solutions for nature
Dozens of other products that contain benikoji — including miso paste, crackers and a vinegar dressing — have been withdrawn from the market
The passengers were on a trip to an Easter weekend church gathering
Pavel Durov said measures were taken immediately to stop 'a flurry of unknown users posting messages appearing to call for violence'
Motorists have been advised to drive carefully and abide by traffic rules and regulations
Right education methodologies at the grass root level, exposes students to technologies that will impact them in their growing years
Innovation, digital transformation will pave the way for more large-scale crypto deals in future