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Nico Rosberg: 'Pole position is a small step'

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Mercedes's Nico Rosberg insists that pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is just a "small step" for his title hopes.

Nico Rosberg has insisted that securing pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a "small step" as he attempts to win the 2014 Formula 1 drivers' title.

The German's Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton currently tops the standings, but Rosberg can be crowned champion depending on where the Briton finishes tomorrow.

Rosberg told reporters: "It's only one step, a very small step. This weekend is about the championship, not about pole position. It would have been great if there was a Williams in between us, but that can always happen tomorrow."

Even, if Rosberg converts pole into a race win, Hamilton will still be world champion if he can finish second.

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British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates next to second placed Mercedes' German driver Nico Rosberg on the podium after the Italian Formula One Grand Prix motor race at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza on September 7, 2014
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