Nico Rosberg says his once-intense feud with Lewis Hamilton is now a factor of the previous.
Nico Rosberg says his once-intense feud with Lewis Hamilton is now a factor of the previous.
Throughout their time as Mercedes teammates from 2013 to 2016, the childhood buddies turned bitter rivals as they fought for championships. Their relationship soured badly, culminating in Rosberg beating Hamilton to the 2016 title earlier than instantly retiring from Formulation 1.
Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 world champion, not too long ago prompt Rosberg is an instance of a driver who’s happier in retirement than he was racing.
“Take Nico Rosberg, he was happier not racing. That is simply not the identical degree of ardour,” Villeneuve stated.
Now 39, Rosberg appeared on the NDR Discuss Present, the place he revealed that he and Hamilton have rekindled a cordial relationship—thanks partly to Nico’s daughters.
“It is true that my daughters are followers of Lewis. It is a massive drawback!” Rosberg joked. “He all the time offers them presents at Christmas—normally Barbies. It is very good of him.
“It is really actually cool. We used to have a little bit of a feud, however now each Christmas each of our daughters have enormous packing containers of presents at their door. Lewis has to remain outdoors,” he laughed, “however he can go away presents!”
In the meantime, well-known motorsport artist Paul Oz revealed that Hamilton commissioned a customized portray of himself driving a Mercedes F1 automotive as a private farewell reward to the group.
Every of Mercedes’ 1000-plus staff obtained a limited-edition copy, whereas the unique hangs in Brackley.
“No copies can be out there for industrial sale, sorry,” Oz confirmed.
