Title rivals join veteran retirees at press conference

23/11/2016
NEWS STORY

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton will join Felipe Massa and Jenson Button at the official FIA press conference tomorrow.

The Mercedes duo, who head into the season finale separated by just 12 points would normally be the centre of attention, but as they both bow out of the sport, the McLaren and Williams veterans are also sure to be in the limelight.

This weekend marks Button's 305th and final Grand Prix while Massa closes this particular chapter of his life after 250 races.

And just in case the Silver Arrows pair are not feeling too talkative or merely wish to save themselves for their day jobs, Max Verstappen, Felipe Nasr and Kimi Raikkonen will be present.

Though the Finn rarely has much to say, Nasr, who has yet to secure a seat for 2017 will be keen to talk about his epic drive to ninth in Brazil which saw his team score its first points of the season and leapfrog Manor to take tenth in the team standings in the process.

And those epic final laps at Interlagos guarantee that young Max won't be ignored by the media, even if he is placed in the back row.

Friday's press conference sees Monisha Kaltenborn, Otmar Szafnauer, Claire Williams and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff joined by Stephen Fitzpatrick, the businessman who saved Manor from extinction.

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Published: 23/11/2016
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