The two saw more of each other in the Macau Grand Prix at the end of the year – Rosberg crashing out and taking Hamilton with him. But he only won twice more that year and ended the season fourth, one point ahead of Hamilton on his debut in the category. He was eighth in 2003 with a single win and got 2004 off to a perfect start with a pair of wins. He spent the next two years in the Formula Three Euroseries driving for the team bearing his father’s name. Rosberg stepped up to the German Formula BMW championship in 2002 and dominated the series, winning nine of 17 races and scoring 264 points to Maximillian Gotz’s 183. However Rosberg – the younger by five months – made it to F1 first. The pair ended the year at the top of the championship table – Hamilton ahead of Rosberg. Team MBM.com (MBM standing for Mercedes-Benz McLaren) contested the 2000 Formula A championship with the Rosberg and McLaren’s young driver Lewis Hamilton. His karting career was backed by his father and in 2000 Rosberg Snr used his Mercedes connections to arrange backing for Nico to race with the support of top karting boss Dino Chiesa. Nico Rosberg, the son of Finnish 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, was born in Germany and has dual nationality. Find all RaceFans who support Nico Rosberg
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