Rosberg is a broken man

[journeyman racer]

Now jag, driveace and NJones chip in with some interpretations.


Never mind Nico's mental state. I'd be more concerned with the mental condition of some of you posters if Hamilton's engine blows up while in the lead during Bahrain, so that Rosberg inherits the win and titles lead. In that circumstance, I'd hope none of you are airline pilots.

[Hawkmoon]

Anybody's face would look like Rosberg's does in that picture if they had to wear those shoes.

[Whyzars]

This photo is a shocker, what must the others in the batch look like? It proves the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.

Now, which thousand am I going with?

I think that is the face of a man who has just eaten a wicked Vindaloo. He is fearful that if he breaks a smile they'll need to clean the camera lens with a mop.

[Tazio]

Well, since the old "lit match under the seat" trick didn't work (Come on, man! That always works! Does Hamilton have asbestos underwear or something?!) and Rosberg is now down 0 for 3 in poles and results, if he's not emotionally broken, he's certainly emotionally bent.

I like Nico. But his recent comments and his body language and odd facial expressions during FIA press conferences says that Hamilton is dancing around in his head now. Just my feeling, but I'm thinking that if Hamilton gets a win from pole this weekend and gets a couple of more wins (poles aside) before Nico gets his first win, whether he's #2 in his own head or not, Toto and/or Niki will be delivering some sad news to Nico, should there be an opportunity for close battle with Hamilton on track. So he might want to arrange some group therapy sessions with Gerhard Berger, David Coulthard, Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello before that happens. They can surely walk him through this difficult reality smack, should this come to pass.

Don't forget Felipe Baby!
I think a good example of a guy getting owned and taking like a man with dignity is Kimi 2014.

[N. Jones]

Now jag, driveace and NJones chip in with some interpretations.


Never mind Nico's mental state. I'd be more concerned with the mental condition of some of you posters if Hamilton's engine blows up while in the lead during Bahrain, so that Rosberg inherits the win and titles lead. In that circumstance, I'd hope none of you are airline pilots.

If that happens to Hammy then I want to see some fight in Rosberg. I want to see him learn from last year's mistakes and take the WDC lead and never let go.

[TheFamousEccles]

He's a sook, and needs a long visit to the hall of mirrors.

Though Lulus demeanor would shatter in an instant if the position was reversed - maybe Britney is learning from the master? It's the squeaky wheel that gets oiled...

[jens]

So he might want to arrange some group therapy sessions with Gerhard Berger, David Coulthard, Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello before that happens. They can surely walk him through this difficult reality smack, should this come to pass.

Eddie Irvine seemed to be a rare case as it looked like he actually enjoyed being a #2 driver. He wasn't very ambitious and happily played tricks like Japanese GP of 1997 along and was comfortable in the knowledge that Michael was the best driver anyway, so why not help. Only in 1999, when he got his rare shot at the title with the help of circumstances, Eddie thought perhaps it is time to try out something else too.

Barrichello had some tough moments and emotional outbreaks, but in the end managed to deal with the state of affairs 'okayish' till 2005. I think he realized that sitting in the best car and finish second was better than fighting in midfield for scraps. Only in 2005, when Ferrari's performance dropped, he got fed up.

Coulthard was the ultimate PR-dream as he took things very professionally and didn't show anything outwards, but he can't have been too happy to let Häkkinen past a few times. He has mentioned it later.

Berger I think found a way to accept that Senna was simply better than him. So he did the best he could and even made some jokes on the way as was customary for him!

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Rosberg is certainly going through a bit of a tough time now. I think it is pretty visible. Rosberg certainly seems to have a bit of an 'ego' and it seems it is pretty hard for him to accept that he has to be an "inferior" driver - harder than for many other drivers it has been. He made it pretty clear after the 2013 Malaysian team order that "I will keep this in mind". In a way I think it is important to be ambitious, but it can create enemies/frictions if you take things too seriously.

[Jag_Warrior]

Now jag, driveace and NJones chip in with some interpretations.


Never mind Nico's mental state. I'd be more concerned with the mental condition of some of you posters if Hamilton's engine blows up while in the lead during Bahrain, so that Rosberg inherits the win and titles lead. In that circumstance, I'd hope none of you are airline pilots.

What do I care about Hamilton's engine? If the turbo or engine in my new car blows up (now that I'm sure I've voided the warranty with modifications), if you see Apple drop to $5/share or if my oncologist sends me a letter stating that what he thought was benign is in fact cancer... then I'll have something to get wound up about. But even then, I believe it is over the line for you to (even jokingly) suggest that any of us would undertake the cowardly act of killing ourselves and others. That's not funny.

Tell ya what... you live with what could be a death sentence for six months and manage to keep it together and still do for others, then you can speculate on what might break me. But nothing will break me. Being my father's son, nothing will ever break me. Least of all, what happens to a racing driver or sports figure.

Thanks for playing though.

[steveaki13]

I have to agree with Journyman and Tazio.

A broken man? Hardly. He is a good racing driver losing out to another good racing driver who sadly for him is slightly better. Thats it.

Over reaction IMO

[truefan72]

i don't think rosberg is a broken man, but i do believe it is dawning on him that hamilton is the superior driver and that perhaps his comments were simply foolish. so much so he had to take to his blog to issue a statement as to why he never tried to overtake. what was an okayish weekend, all things considered turned into a pr nightmare and embarrassing weekend for the german. he has been roundly mocked out by past drivers and champions as well as the media and fans alike for his dumb comments. I think the picture was taken after their debrief and he was probably still smarting from the dressing down he probably got from the team.

his last resort is to try and play mind games, but in this case it backfired as his only argument was that his teammate leading the race, the WDC leader, and closest rival for the title was not going fast enough....ridiculous