It’s always heartwarming to see Formula 1 drivers emerge from the family. Mick Schumacher, Max Verstappen and Nico Rosberg are privileged to follow in their father’s footsteps in sport.
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However, one of the most famous is undoubtedly the Rosberg family, as both Nico and Keke were world champions. Rosberg Sr won his first world champion with Williams in 1982, while Nico won his title with Mercedes in 2016, but began his career with the Grove-based team
Sir Patrick Head, one of the founders of Williams F1, has worked with both Rosbergs and explains the similarities and differences between the two world champions.
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Williams’ co-founder talks about Nico Rosberg and Keke Rosberg
The son of a world champion can put a lot of pressure on a driver. Nico had to experience that when he reached Formula 1. Head had worked with both of them and reveals what brought them together and what separated them.
On an episode of the Beyond the Grid podcast, he said, “Nico certainly had some of his father’s traits, but I wouldn’t say he was that kind of squash kicker. Nico was probably, I mean, in the area in which he grew up, his family lived in Monaco, I must have known a lot of drivers, successful drivers down in Monaco. “
Motorsports: FIA Formula One World Championship 2015, Grand Prix of Spain, # 6 Nico Rosberg (GER, Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team), Toto Wolff (AUT, Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team), (Photo by Hoch Zwei / Corbis via Getty Images)
“I would say that Nico was more of a calculating, thinking driver. Nico was busy with data, Keke didn’t have time to look at the data if we had any data at that point. There were certainly some similarities, but I’d say Nico wasn’t quite like his father when it came to throwing the car around in the same way. But when Nico drove, the tires weren’t as robust as they were in Keke’s time, ”he concluded.
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Keke appreciates Nico’s commitment to being world champion
As the son of a world champion, Nico was under a lot of pressure. However, the German driver won the title in 2016 after an intense battle with his then teammate at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg Sr. was proud and admired his son’s diligence to be world champion.
As quoted from The Guardian, he said, “It is remarkable and I admire him for his mental strength and commitment. We have to remember that the engagement of someone like Nico is 110% and that has nothing to do with how I became a Formula 1 driver. “
“I don’t think a lot of outside people, including the media, appreciate the effort that goes into it,” concluded Keke.
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But shortly after winning the championship in 2016, Nico decided to retire and part with Formula 1. After all, he has fulfilled his dream of becoming world champions and is proud that he and his father are world champions.
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