Name	Nico Rosberg
Height	5' 10"
Naionality	German
Date of Birth	June 27, 1985
Place of Birth	Wiesbaden, Germany
Famous for

Nico Rosberg certainly has the pedigree and the talent to make it in Formula One, but as others have shown life isn't easy when the comparisons start rolling in.

Nico, the son of 1982 World Champion Keke, began his motorsport career with the usual karting route, winning the Regional Côte d'Azur mini-kart Championship in 1996 before moving on to the French and North American Championships in 1997 and 1998.

The following year he entered the Junior European Karting Championship, finishing in fourth place.

Two more years of karting followed, where he took second place in the Formula A European Karting Championship and in 2001, the Super A World Karting Championship title.

A switch to single-seaters was next on the cards for Nico, who won the Formula BMW ADAC Championship in 2002 before moving on to the F3 Euro-series.

During his two-year stay in F3, he claimed four race wins.

In 2005, Nico landed his big break in F1 when BMW-Williams signed him as their second test driver.

The German, who was also competing in the GP2, tested regularly for the team and after easily winning the GP2 title was confirmed as Williams' second driver for the 2006 season.

However, his first season in Formula One was a difficult one for the young German, largely due to Williams' failures rather than his own.

Although Nico scored points in his very first grand prix and even finished the race with the fastest lap time, the rest of the season was a struggle. Only one other points-scoring finish followed as Williams-Cosworth battled with pace and reliability.

The German will continue with Williams in 2007 where armed with a Toyota engine he will be expecting better results. But, equally, better results will also be expected of the highly-regarded youngster.