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Nico Rosberg says his “father or father-in-law” would tell him he should pick up boxing, and “the reason was because Lewis was walking all over me the day before the race”.
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have been involved in a heated title rivalry from 2014 to 2016, while they were both driving for Mercedes.
Recently, while speaking about the Formula 1 summer break, Rosberg revealed he had to ask his relatives not to speak about F1 while he was battling Hamilton.
“It’s very valuable to have that summer break, and just really recharge with your family and friends,” the German said.
“Go with family and friends, spend a lot of time, and tell them not to mention the words Formula 1. That’s important, which is often difficult because it carries over into the family.
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“I would come home and my father or father-in-law would tell me I should pick up boxing, and the reason was because Lewis was walking all over me the day before the race.
“So my father-in-law or my father would tell me I should pick up boxing when I come home. I’m like, ‘Do you know how painful that is?’
“Oh my god, it’s like they’re telling me to grow a pair of balls. Like oh my goodness, that’s horrible. So it goes all the way into your family.
“So that’s why it’s like F1 talk ban on the family and just recharge,”
