Nico Rosberg  Born: 27.06.85  Birthplace:Wiesbaden, Germany  Team: Williams  2006 Car Number: 10  Last Season: N/A  GP Pedigree (After Brazilian GP)  Starts: 18  Victories: 0  Poles: 0  Fastest Laps: 1  Points: 4  GP Debut: 2006, Bahrain GP   Five-year Stats

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 though Nico got his 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.

And if Nico can match (or even beat) team-mate Mark Webber in his debut season, it will be only a matter of time before people stop referring to him as 'Nico - son of Keke'.

Formula One Career:

2006:

GP with Williams.

Background:

2005:	Won inaugural GP2 championship.
2004:	Won three races in Formula 3 Euro Series.
2003:	Won one race in debut season in Formula 3 Euro Series.
2003:	Won Formula ADAC Championship with nine victories.