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Was Rosberg right to move over for Hamilton?

Lewis Hamilton's Monaco Grand Prix victory owed much to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg making way early in the race. But should Rosberg have acted like a good team player, or a ruthless world championship contender?

Kevin Turner Jun 2, 2016, 9:08 AM

Amid the drama and excitement of the wet Monaco Grand Prix, it was easy to overlook the co-operation between two title contenders who had crashed into each other just two weeks before.

Nico Rosberg moved aside for Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to set up the Briton's first victory of the season, which allowed him to close to within 24 points of Rosberg in the title race.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.