Mercedes: Fittingly given their intense title battle, there was practically nothing to choose between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton come the end of the season. Hamilton led the way in the direct head to head on both Saturday and Sunday – but Rosberg spent more time inside the top 10 (both men’s tallies were hurt equally by their first-lap collision in Spain) and, of course, emerged five points ahead of the Briton at the end of the season. The title was his – although the statistics underline just how hard he was pushed by his now former team mate. Can his replacement – whoever that might be – match up to Hamilton in the same way in 2017? © formula1.com

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Mercedes: Fittingly given their intense title battle, there was practically nothing to choose between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton come the end of the season. Hamilton led the way in the direct head to head on both Saturday and Sunday - but Rosberg spent more time inside the top 10 (both men's tallies were hurt equally by their first-lap collision in Spain) and, of course, emerged five points ahead of the Briton at the end of the season. The title was his - although the statistics underline just how hard he was pushed by his now former team mate. Can his replacement - whoever that might be - match up to Hamilton in the same way in 2017? © formula1.com

Mercedes: Fittingly given their intense title battle, there was practically nothing to choose between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton come the end of the season. Hamilton led the way in the direct head to head on both Saturday and Sunday – but Rosberg spent more time inside the top 10 (both men’s tallies were hurt equally by their first-lap collision in Spain) and, of course, emerged five points ahead of the Briton at the end of the season. The title was his – although the statistics underline just how hard he was pushed by his now former team mate. Can his replacement – whoever that might be – match up to Hamilton in the same way in 2017? © formula1.com