Nico Rosberg: Retiring as F1 World Champion, What Next? | Ep.20
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- Nico is a Formula one legend. He competed in 206 Grand Prix’s, with 23 wins, 30 pole’s, 57 podiums, and over 1500 championship points. Nico’s World Championship win when driving alongside childhood friend Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes is one of the most iconic in the history of the sport, and saw him follow in the footsteps of his father Keke, who won the championship in 1982. It was in the days after this win that Nico announced his shock retirement, putting new meaning into finishing on the highest of highs. But that wasn’t the end. A serial angel investor and entrepreneur, Nico last week announced Rosberg Ventures, his new $75m Fund of Funds, a vehicle aimed at investing in leading funds to foster global startup innovation.
Nico was kind enough to host us at his offices in Monaco, a lovely change for the Business of Sport team. Aside from the obvious appeal, it was amazing to see him in his home environment, relaxed, motivated, and massively energetic, stitching us up on multiple occasions. He brings a truly unique perspective to the role of an athlete. This is sport, investment, leadership, culture, winning mentality. There is something in this for everyone
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(00:48) Origins of Racing Passion
(08:47) First Money as a Racer
(09:57) Transition to F1
(11:17) F1 Teams Structure
(21:20) Teammates Relationships
(25:34) What Makes the Great Leaders Great
(29:27) Evolution of Cars
(34:47) Team Costs
(37:30) Sponsorships
(39:07) Media Side of F1
(44:30) Private Life in Big Sport
(46:16) F1 Driver’s Preparation
(54:58) Championship in 2016
(01:00:14) Rosberg Ventures
(01:10:22) Quick-Fire Round
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In today’s show we discuss:
The world of F1:
Growing up with a World Champion. How the success of his father Keke inspired a young Nico to become a Formula 1 World Champion.
What does it take to make it in F1? The karting scene for young drivers is very intense, and requires a lot of time away from friends, family and school.
What happened the first time Nico drove an F1 car?
How important is the car to the success of a driver? What is it like to be driving for the team that is dominating a season and operating in an environment of invincibility?
The challenge of creating equal opportunity in a team of two world class drivers. At the end of the day there will always be one who gets preferential treatment.
Why did Nico retire immediately after winning the 2016 championship?
Mentality is key:
How to master the 1%’s. From constructing a fitness regime to optimally manage the best physique, to the weight of paint on a hemet, what do drivers do to get an edge?
Failure is really important. It is through missing out on pole, podiums, race wins that spurs you on to greater success and achievement.
The people around you can help create the most prepared mind, and sport is now embracing the presence of individuals specifically targeted with developing the ultimate mindset to live with pressure.
What happens when you achieve your ultimate dream? Learning how to enjoy the highs and manage the lows to build the strongest mentality required.
Business success born from sport:
There are so many traits that translate from professional sport into the world of business. What are the key contributions of an athlete in an outside industry?
How has Nico built a career away from the race track in investment, entrepreneurship, and wider business? What are things that inspire him?
The launch of Rosberg Ventures $75m fund of funds and the ambitions Nico has for building bridges between corporate Europe and leading global startups.
Learning a new language; the work required to get into a new industry is not to be taken lightly. What was Nico’s transition like from athlete to businessman?
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Best interview ever. I love how friggin unreserved Nico is. I love that he is giving facts and numbers and giving straight answers. Nico Rosberg is a legend
I don't like him at all. lol
He's screams entitled, uppity, etc. So glad he's gone and guys like Max, Russell, Lando, are the new faces. Nico has been quickly been forgotten.
He's trying to stay relevant by being in the paddock an analyst. lol
@@CinHalCedHerChance why do you think he screams entitled ? He seems humble by his previous and current actions I usually prefer logic and facts over emotions and he was like that in F1 He analyzed things thoroughly That's why many people said he seems cold But he was never entitled by the way he treated others and the efforts he put into achieving his goal which is winning the championship
Nico and Lewis rivalry is one of the best in Formula 1 also their backstories and their friendship for such a long time and the fallout it's like the perfect Hollywood movie
Been saying it for a decade that if there is a sequel to Rush, then it should be on the Lewis Hamilton Nico Rosberg rivalry
@@amanshukla6122 Nah, that should be the third movie. The sequel should be Senna vs Prost
Its overblown by fans and media. they're still next door neighbours ffs. plus they are always friendly with each other when they meet in the paddock
There is no such rivalry. Hamilton won over him 10 out of 11 seasons. 😂
@@rotorairgroup8409 Lol, DTS fan detected
One of the best interviews of an F1 driver of all time.
the merc era of 2013-2016 was one of the best runs from a team. lewis vs nico was incredible
And they say the Mercedes era was boring
Mercedes won the 2017 2018 2019 2020 championships as well and that in reality makes Nico the worst performing champion in such a dominating team.
@@333mysticNo, it doesn't, because nico didn't compete those years.
Nico pushed his body and car beyond its limit to beat Lewis.
He knew another season would destroy him. Lewis’ power level was too high.
Nico left nothing in the tank. He is a true champion.
He also sacrificed his relationship with his family - she had to handle household all by herself - he realized that he would not want to repeat that year again.
The right decision.
So good to see Nico on a pod once again. Awesome insights!
really interesting interview, and great to hear all the insights into Rosberg's mentality while he was competing - thank you for this!
I just listened to an interview by Nico after the race in 2016 in Abu Dhabi. He is asked if he could have let Seb through to make the last few laps less stressful, and I quote "No, crazy Max was after that, you know, so I can't let anyone passed"
Also, do you remember "it's critical we pass Verstappen for the championship". My heart was going crazy during that race
it's interesting seeing nico in an episode but not being the interviewer😊great to know him better, love this❤❤
Such a down to earth, open book Nico is. I liked him before, I love him even more now. This was a fantastic interview.
Nico gives the most interesting interviews. Great! Plus I can totally understand why he wanted to go out on top!
looking good nico keep up this look
He went a bit hard on the plastic surgery at one point and I feared that he would keep getting more and more work done. But he seems to have stopped.
@@TomBoss123 What plastic surgery?
@@TomBoss123 Elaborate.
Would be great if Lewis and Nico could be buddies again. Such a cool story.
Maybe when Hamilton leaves F1 & sees things a bit differently & has a family of his own. Having ur own kids really can change u for the better as a person
@@NicotineRosberg sounds plausible
@@NicotineRosbergNico still holds a grudge towards Lewis and he has kids….so having a family doesn’t always mean you will stop hating.
@@mm9492 keyword: 'think'. Thats just what u think lol. The evidence shows otherwise
@@NicotineRosberg What evidence? Stop being a meat rider. We all hate Hamilton but I ain’t singing undeserving praises for Nico.
By numbers he raced against the 2 best drivers in history. He was a great driver.
Nico is great, enjoyed this, you gave him a lot of room to speak which is key to a good interview
nico achieved what many other sons of champions didn't.
Love listening to Nico explaining behind the scenes effort that goes not only into winning but to just stay in F1 once you get there. It was sad seeing him go after 2016 but man, I respect the decision - go out on a high, achieving everything you wanted and being able to keep sharing the passion for the sport. Love to see what else he ventures into in the future.
wonderful show. After Nico retired from F1, he started to be the real him. What a personality. Happy to see him so happy.
Nico is so much knowledge and passion and professionalism and fun! i m glad i got across this interview! he is superb!
I wasn't following F1 back in the days that he was racing, though I did hear of him and other F1 drivers in those years.. So for me, this conversation is very interesting, catching up on many things. Thank you for this
In All honesty i didnt really like him in F1, cause he seemed very bitter alongside Lewis but the Nico after F1 is absolutely amazing. Love how direct he is and doesnt give two flying F's. And everything he doesn behind the scenes is great
This was an incredibly interesting and insightful interview, thanks!!
Great interview! Always enjoy getting Nico’s perspective. I usually watch the races on F1TV but I went back and watched it a 2nd time to hear Nico’s version of the commentary for China.
Nico is a really clever guy that was obvious from the start and kudos to the interviewers they did a fantastic job, they just let him speak.
Great interview, loved every second
Amazing podcast. Enjoyed it
Ive always been on the edge of my seat with Nico, but after watching this interview, what a bloke!
Gutes Interview Nico, macht Spaß dir zuzuhören😊
Thanks Nico, this was so interesting and I learned allot!
Great video great questions.
Only 30 mins in and holy shit this is such a great interview. Super fast seemingly very open answers in great detail!
All my respect and love to Nico
The last guy to give Lewis Hamilton a headache
Max Verstappen exists.
@@Thepc425 I meant as teammates.
and since 2022 mercedes themselves have given him a headache 😂
Hami got robbed by fake fire, so a white less skilled driver would won for the germans...... one day everything will come out in a book of Hamilton, after his retirement
This was great
is that nico rosberg that beat lewis in equal machinery
this was fascinating. he really maximised his potential. wow
Great driver, great person
Really he is IMO! He is not Alonso... revenge drives Alonso, revenge against himself. and his own mistakes.
Nico is wiley and realised his limits. You have to respect that.
I forget people don't know how important competitive balance is in sports
I like his China commentary, so I'm here!
Amazing insights
Best ever Nico F1 Driver interview
He is very honest! Great guy… considering he is brought up by a champion…he is very grounded and gives credits to others…so he doesn’t have complexes. And I think he’s very intelligent also…his great looks tend to think differently, but he proofs that you can be good looking, intelligent, talented and sensitive. Wowww!
Really great guest here.
He was gifted that title
17 and 18 could have been a 3 way battle with merc drivers cutting points from each other
Great job 🎉
Nico should broadcast more. He tells it like it is.
Imagine the gokart engines nico had with his dads background
@51:00 fascinating explanation, i always tend to see f1 drivers as fighter pilots and f1 cars as fighter plane.
The concept of cost cap is good but the problem is now whichever team nails the design concept in the beginning will never be beaten because other teams even with infinite amount of money cannot invest it to become more competitive that's why we are seeing Red Bull dominating and all the other teams have no chance of winning because even big teams like Ferrari and Mercedes cannot pump money into making their team and car better
Loeb won 9 world rally championship titles in a row. Much more difficult than a dominant F1 team.
I know we all meme Nico for “I beat Lewis Hamilton for the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship” stuff, but his dedication, and drive to win that title is seriously one of the best sporting performances of all time. The fact that he put literally 110% into Formula One not even paying attention to outside media or anything of that manner, Even somewhat distancing himself from his family and general life, makes his World Championship even more special to me. Like, the guy made EVERY sacrifice possible, and wanted to be in PERFECT athletic shape, shows just how truly tough racing, and sport in general, is when you are at the top of the mountain
Nico was born to yap (affectionate)
Max would never allow a team mate at same caliber. Watching the drama unfold from 2014 to 2016 of Lewis vs Nico was incredible.
Yeah that is the little story Hamiltonfans tell themselves, remember how many times we've heard: 'Valteri this is James' ?? Every time Bottas had to move over for Lewis. So stop the bias and enjoy the sport in general.
@@erikvermolen8371"valterri it's James" didn't happen as often as you think it did lol
Also LH has swapped positions before to help valterri get a podium while he was in a championship battle (watch Hungary 2017/18, not sure which one
@@erikvermolen8371 this guy thinks Bottas is at the same level as Nico hahaha delusional. Nice try at making a point but you failed miserably.
@@Thunder-vm2ug So you're trying to tell me that even with a bad driver like bottas, Hamilton STILL needed teamorders to get passed?? lol ok!
@erikvermolen8371 team orders like that is what has to happen. Burning out your tyers and dirty air can lose a lot of time. Team orders mean less stress on the car and less lost time even if it's half a second. It's called working as a team in a team sport. Also Bottas was genuinely out of the championship running by after the summer break so should move over for he's team mate who is in a close championship fight.
love nico so much, great driver, greater guy❤
He's not putting any more YT videos. Any idea why?
Either Nico or Sebastian needs to come back to F1 man. It would be more interesting to watch multiple world champions in f1.
What's the machine Nico Rosberg talks about at about at 47:00?
He's cool
Come back to UA-cam and podcast please Nico , miss your content.
When Nico talks about the verbal abuse at Williams, he’s talking about that waste of skin Patrick Head
need timestamps for lewis mentions, yes i'm a fanboy lol
Rosberg: you only have 1 chance or you’re out forever
Logan Sargeant, Lace Stroll : hold my beer
It's Max in case anyone's wondering
Nico should go to Vegas , and leave the tables up on his stake.
He is no fool , and the question, Who is the best Team mate you have had in terms of a challenge.
There is only one answer!
"Rosberg! We partied in the Amber Lounge!"
if mercedes and red bull are enemies, why newey and verstappen could suppose that they're going to drive for their enemy?
Wat this a bit over-edited? I seem to miss things. Pauzes can also be meaningful.
"We kind of hate Red Bull..." lol
only 6.6k subs? what? this channel is insane, dudes! subscribe 😂
His dad being an F1 champion why did he have to take out a loan for his f2 crash ? Can anyone explain that
His dad's achievements are not related. In F2 you pay your own way unless a team supports you. And even if a team supports you, it depends on if it is a full support or conditional
He should restart his podcast
Rosberg to F1 is like 08’ Celtics to NBA for yall nba and f1 fans 😂
Who are those Williams leads that were too strict with Nico?
It's not the principal, Frank Williams, is it?
Patrick Head most likely would be one of them.
Max likes winning so much, he'd be doing it for free. No need to give him a winning bonus, but it's only fair I guess.
Logan Sargeant messed up but wasn't out after the first year.
Mainly because he has paid to keep it with with his financial backing. He will be lucky to finish this season and will not be in F1 next year.
Whoever the interviewer in the middle is, he needs to improve his social and communication skills. He spent so much time during this interview waiting for an opportunity to interrupt Nico and ask a stupid question, or try to give his opinion or analysis on something which was a lot of times just completely missing the mark.
Even to the point of being rude and disrespectful, "Respectfully, really!?!?!" With a crude facial expression as nico is trying to explain the cost cap.
Incredibly arrogant approach, it was really quite embarrassing to watch at times.
I felt bad for his co host and Nico, both of them having the grace to deal with childish behaviour when having a conversation. Not to mention how annoying he came across with his entitled mannerisms and speech
Please improve, you're interviewing an F1 world champion, what they have managed to achieve at the peak of their sport is phenomenal.
Learn from your co-host, he was respectful and engaging, actively listening and waiting for Nico to finish his points, responding back in kind and having a great discussion as opposed to trying to force the conversation his way.
Still a great interview, Nico is brilliant.
Nice man that Nico, he’s still in his silver spoon bubble thinking that the sport is somewhat available to all if they have the talent…wish he had defended his title…great interview.
The person responsible for proving Hamilton was more average than the PR team at Merc wanted you to believe. Once Nico got fed up, he put his head down, did the super hard work and sealed the deal. After that Merc and Lewis would never let that happen again. In comes my guy, Bottas, Merc opens the bank vault to the tune of nearly 2 billion over the 4 year run to cover the team and driver deficiencies which has landed them in the position they have been in for the last 3 years. Well, George won so there's that. And he nearly won when he subbed for Lewis, so there's that too. And yes I'm a Merc fan and that's just the reality of it. Thank you Nico, F'in legend along with your dad. He was amazing to watch too
Did you take all he said and with a hate clouded eyes and ears vomited these words that make no sense whatsoever?! Truly the demented walk the earth cause there seems to be more of you every day 😂
Niko won once and barely at that with plenty of sacrifices and lots of luck while Lewis was partying on week days and on the weekend demolished him for 3 years. 2016 Niko was lucky very lucky indeed to win it.
Wow of all the flavours of the world and you chose to be salty and hateful towards Lewis Hamilton. What an insane conspiracy rant.
But you are very wrong. How many DNF did Lewis have that session to Nico a lot more and yet Nico only just beat him and Mercedes gave Nico Lewis side of the garage at the beginning of that year. Nico didn't really beat Lewis he got more luck that session and had to almost kill himself to do it. Then left afterwards.
No way you're a Merc fan. Shitting all over Hamilton who won 6 championships with Mercedes.
I like Nico & I think he provides some great commentary and insight, but man does he talk over people a lot. These guys are just trying to get a question in and Nico just completely talks over them and answers it before they even finished asking the question
Lulu so toxic lol i understand why Nico retired after winning
Nico and Lewis are friends again and have been for a few year's. Lewis isn't toxic. Toxic is saying thing's about other driver's after the race over an hour later. Like nico said it's how you react to thing's. Take max comment's after a race when he had competition he's word's was very toxic and then back up by a very toxic Horner. Lewis aways says the same thing's after every race and has even said good thing's about other young driver's. You need to know what toxic really is.
Either the hosts have no idea on F1 or trying to do an educational clip ??
He got lucky. They gave him Hamilton's mechanics and all of a sudden Lewis' car became unreliable. Inside job
Should have kept goinig......much better driver than botttas, would have given lewis a challenge
This guy had one good season of 11, lost to Webber as team mates. He is wast3.
5*****
Mans looks 20
it is always better to go out on a tippity top. Lewis Hamilton is a another example of. should have retired
After Silverstone 21, it was abundantly clear Lewis would even try desperately and cowardly to ram people off the road at 300 clicks to win a race.Absolutely zero regard for peoples safety.
Was the right thing to retire and still have the ability to see your family with a champ trophy on the mantle.
Stay salty
Wow, Its amazing how severely a biased mind can skew the perception of a situation. Perhaps think inwards a little more.
Lmaooooo cry more. Max has been way dirtier than Lewis over the last 7-8 years, and yet you morons pick out one instance of Lewis driving dirty
Rules changed in this period to suit Max , Hamilton would'nt have, and never before drove in that manner.
He had to. Anybody who didnt see this or see, Checo's driving style change to suit new FIA apex rules is lying to themselves.
New fans were and still are ignorant to the change of wheel to wheel racing. So the statement of cowardly driving is mute to me. and utter BS!
Never before, good one 😂
To me he impersonates that monaco-rich kid drivers stereotype the most.. and after retiring racing cars tell the world to get "green" and drive electro... just stfu
So you dont want the world to get "green"? You dont want electro cars?
You dont ever change your mind as you realize the potential of something?
No, right? You just drive your diesel V8 every day and still mourn about the fact that there are no V10s in F1 anymore. You are probably scared of electro cars or just unbelievably ignorant, could be both tbh.
What would you do if you had enough money to afford to live in monaco and more? Why is it bad to have money and live in monaco??
He went to soon he won't have Charles ice-cream in his shop
nah, he is not a legend
Nah, he is
retiring when he did was cowardice. he won with A LOT of help from merc because they wanted a german champion in a german car.
Lol what?
you bottled it up won the title that yr but lewis won the war especially the one in your head,Man up u should have gone another yr and defended the championship but lewis broke up in 2 and u know it.
man up???
wtf is going on in your head?
Not a perfect exit!. pff Rosberg just being a coward as always.. SOOOOOO jealous of Hami............. he does not care about you.. and still you are criticise him in every interview.... you beame champion, because the boss of MERC wanted a white champion and put a fake fire in Hami's car. After that, Merc F1 car never had a fire accident again LOL GO FIGURE!
The toxic Hamiltoncult has arrived!
Yikes. You need help. best of luck.