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Nico Rosberg has reflected on his fraught and infamous Formula 1 rivalry with Lewis Hamilton, admitting that the pair’s crashes were “more my fault” due to the Brit’s “genius”.
Nico Rosberg has reflected on his Formula 1 rivalry with Lewis Hamilton, acknowledging that their crashes were mainly his fault due to Hamilton’s brilliance. The two drivers were friends since their karting days, with Rosberg entering F1 in 2006 and Hamilton following a year later. Their rivalry intensified at Mercedes in 2013 when they became teammates, leading to hard battles for the championship. Despite high-profile clashes, Rosberg managed to defeat Hamilton in 2016 and win the title in Abu Dhabi. Rosberg admitted that he had to change his approach and become tougher to compete with Hamilton, using Lando Norris’ example as a lesson. He believed that by being more assertive and not yielding, he could send a message to Hamilton and eventually beat him. Rosberg retired after achieving his goal of winning the title, leaving Hamilton to continue his successful F1 career.
