“As an athlete you have to look to protect themselves a little bit,” says Nico Rosberg. Therefore, he tried until the last of his formula 1 career, a poker face up. Even in his final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, as it went for him for all that he had made “a bit Hollywood” – but for good reason, as Rosberg explains.
Because of the German formula 1 driver status at the end of the season 2016 in Abu Dhabi, about to realize his personal dream in life, wanted to be champion of the world, was completely polarized on the victory.
A new defeat against Lewis Hamilton in the world title fight? Unthinkable for him. “This had the potential to scar me mentally for the Rest of my life a little bit,” said Rosberg.
Rosberg speaks of “naked afraid”
He explained: “The dream is so strong, [he] has such a Power.” At the same time, concern for one’s own performance was as always. Rosberg admits: “In me the naked fear to lose.” He had tried to dub back in Abu Dhabi but.
What helped him? Rosberg: “In the Morning I meditated for an hour. Before the race, I have me every Time as the thoughts poured in to lose the fear, brought back the focus to keep.”
In the race itself he had “pure adrenaline” feel, and there is little chance of psychologically valuable lessons to put into practice, says Rosberg more.
If the thoughts …
“As I understand, obsolete groping in the race, shook my foot on the gas pedal afterwards, so I had never experienced before. This went so far that I was afraid to really step on the Gas and lose the race.”
And the longer the Straight, the more time for the thoughts to deal with quite other things than the pure Racing. Rosberg admits, not at the last race in Abu Dhabi in 2016 related: “If I had ten seconds of advantage on Lewis, I have thought sometimes of the Party in the evening.” Wrong the went but never.
And that he had achieved his great goal from the world Cup title to end immediately his career, was “the most Beautiful”. “The absolute Zenith in a new life to go out,” says Rosberg, “this is a major wave of positivity, perhaps for the Rest of my life.”
feelings of happiness in the formula 1
He was already “happy” with his Successes. “You don’t need to be world champion, to be happy,” he explains. “You can be the Fifth, and if more than a Fifth with this car was not possible, you can also bring it great joy.”
a fifth place in Abu Dhabi in 2016 would not have been enough for Rosberg, however, to win the title and, as he himself suggests, probably psychological traces behind.
This article was written by Stefan Ehlen
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