Nico Rosberg: “I don’t miss the driving, but I miss the winning…”
F1 Beyond The Grid
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4.7 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2018
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
He’s the only man in the last nine years other than Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel to win a world title. But what makes Nico Rosberg’s story so compelling is what happened immediately after his crowning glory when, seemingly at the peak of his powers, he walked away from F1.
On this week’s episode of Beyond The Grid, presented by Bose, the German talks in depth about his career, including what it took to beat childhood friend and rival Hamilton to the 2016 title, how it felt it emulate father Keke’s achievement, whether he’s had any regrets about early retirement, and how his life has changed since hanging up his helmet.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Nico Rosberg and you're listening to Beyond the Grid. |
| 0:10.0 | Hi all, it's TC here with another episode of Beyond the Grid presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 Wireless Headphones. |
| 0:18.0 | My guess this week is the only man to have beaten Lewis Hamilton to the world title in the last five years. |
| 0:25.0 | In so doing, he replicated the World Championship Triumph of his father 34 years earlier, |
| 0:31.0 | but the champagne had barely had time to drive before he announced his retirement. |
| 0:36.0 | Do you remember all that? |
| 0:37.0 | I'm talking of course about the 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg. |
| 0:42.0 | We've known each other for many years. |
| 0:44.0 | In fact, I saw virtually every single seat erase he ever drove, |
| 0:48.0 | so it was great to sit down with him in London recently to reflect on his career. |
| 0:52.0 | Find out what he's doing now and ask him the big question, |
| 0:56.0 | whether he has any regrets about walking away. |
| 0:59.0 | And if you want the inside line on his battles with Hamilton, stay tuned. |
| 1:03.0 | He offered some fascinating insight into what it was like to go head to head with Lewis. |
| 1:08.0 | Nico was in fine fetal when we caught up, I hope you enjoy our conversation. |
| 1:12.0 | Nico, welcome to Beyond the Grid. |
| 1:19.0 | It's been two years, almost, since you retired from Formula One. |
| 1:23.0 | How's real life treating you? |
| 1:26.0 | Thank you for having me on Beyond the Grid and dear listener, thank you for tuning in. |
| 1:30.0 | And no, life is very, very good. I'm very, very happy and in good place. |
| 1:34.0 | Exciting times for me. |
| 1:35.0 | Now, we're come on to what you're doing, but just from a Formula One point of view, |
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