Really enjoying the podcast world! Thanks for tuning in everyone and for being so supportive!! Top job TC as always! Who should I get next on my podcast? I've tried Mika but he is not yet up for it... Let's see... Would be great to speak to him about how he mentally and physically overcame his accident, Schumacher, etc...
Hi Nico, would be great to have Mika, but guess we will have to wait for him to agree to do. Anyway how about Fernando ? Crash gate, 2007 season, battles against Michael, his bad career choices etc etc.
Nico seems to have learned from a very young age how to keep the outside from getting into his private life (growing up as a son of famous dad). He got strongest at that in 2016 season - keeping the media a bay for him to focus on winning. And as much as TC tried, in this interview, again Nico comes across as not letting you in, a hard nut to crack, and always in control. And those rare moments when TC got close, Nico took control by jabbing, asking TC the questions. Mentally very tough.
Thats why how he could beat hamilton he is stronger mentally because i believe that 50 procent of f1 is mental because its so heavy and of all the mind games especially during a championship
I wasn’t a Nico fan when he was in the car but I’ve been following all of the podcasts and vlogs and my viewpoint and respect for him has changed 100%. Great driver, super family man and all round top guy
After watching this I realized that BBC portrayed Nico in a bad way during their 2014-2015 season reviews and sided with Lewis obviously. Nico is a great guy and a great sportsman. The dedication and the mental strenght he has is surely not something you can find in a lot of drivers on the grid today. It's kind a sad you're no longer on the grid, Nico. Hopefully one day you will make a comeback.
i love how grounded he is, even though he lives in a different world to all of us. well done keke, and now those values are passed on to the next generation. great interview, tom.
Nico gave lewis a hard time some great races and took a world championship maybe he's not as good as lewis but why the hate. I think he seems like a decent guy, So respect.
I mean surely 2016 was only close (5 points) because of the engine Issues? I mean if Lewis won in Malaysia instead of his engine giving up (As well as the other issues throughout the season) then he would have easily been Champion that year. In my humble opinion I would put Rosberg and Vettel in the same calibre of driver (behind the likes of Hamilton).
@@danielo7985 the thing with seb is that he can't deal with the pressure at Ferrari. At Red Bull, when the car was fast, he rarely did mistakes. But since he is at Ferrari he does errors like that in Hockenheim that he would have never done before. Nico trained his mentality for his last season and it helped him a lot to win it even though he had luck. But every driver needs luck Maybe Vettel should train his mentality too to beat Lewis so that not only the first half of the season is exciting.
Mika hakkinen,. And especially Jackie stewart and lauda before its too late.there is many 70s, 80s, drivers also, the ones that dint always win had stories also
Fantastic interview TC! Nico is genuine and I admire him for achieving his goal and closing that chapter of his life. In spite of the fact that I am a Lewis fan, I have been and still am impressed with Nico's maturity as a person over the seasons. He is grounded and places his value on the important things in life...his spouse and his family. TC thank you for such great questions and I earnestly enjoy listening to these podcasts. For me, they offer so much more than a video interview because I'm able to focus more precisely on the thoughts. Looking forward to the next one.
I hate the fact that Nico gets so much hate, he is the only man who was able to take the fight to Hamilton and defeat him. it took every fibre of his being to do so as well. Everyone says it was luck but you try hopping into a F1 car and win purely on luck. Not going to happen, yes retiring after he won was a bit weak but still, he is seriously talented.
NippyMoto people don't like him because he acts like spoilt child when he doesn't get it his way. The guy is retired becuase he knew he'd never win again. I doubt very much he ever loved the sport as much as someone like alonso or massa
HAZ99F1 😂😂u certainly are funny i’m not a fan of lewis n i support alonso.....but lewis didn’t fuck up he had engine issues i dont know what u were watching,maybe u r just a casual who watches highlights on youtube.....we all know on a good day n similar conditions he would’ve never won that championship ....but good for him luck or no luck he won
I've never really been the biggest Nico fan after being team Hamilton ....but after this interview, much respect 👌 and can't believe how highly he spoke of Lewis . Wow! This interview is the best I've heard Nico, even on his podcasts. And an epic insight into his battle with Hamilton and his thoughts on this years f1 season. Again, much respect Nico 👏
Nico did a phenomenal job just to get close to LH never mind beat him . Rosberg was better than many people give gave/still give him credit for as emphasised by how VB is doing against LH.
How would you feel?, if you beat the guy with the biggest ego, who had to play dirty on the track, when you drove clean, who wears gold chains around his neck because he is so completely shallow, who thinks he is unbeatable, But YOU beat him? Nico took that all the way from Lewis, the first punch, the second punch came when he sent Lewis a message: "I beat you, and you can NEVER take that away from me, because im out of here, fuck you"
Nico Rosberg What a guy what a racer and a proper family man. People say he was lucky to win the 2016 Wc and “for sure” you can say that. From a massive! Lewis fan from 2007 and watched every race since Nico deserved that title from the hard work and dedication from him and his family. Michael could of had 8-9 titles Lewis could of had 7 luck/bad luck plays a massive part in every championship. Thanks for the memories Nico #HiFive
A great podcast as always. :) Some suggestions for other people who might appear on this type of interview: - Mika Hakkinen - Nigel Mansell - Jean Alesi - Murray Walker - Jackie Stewart - Damon Hill - Heinz-Harald Frentzen -> my ultimate f1 hero ;) - Eddie Irvine - Ralf Schumacher - Juan Pablo Montoya - Jenson Button - Adrian Newey - Ron Dennis - Jean Todt - Kimi Raikkönen - Fernando Alonso - Rubens Barrichello - Niki Lauda - Nelson Piquet - Alan Jones - Carlos Reutemann - Pastor Maldonado^^ - Jochen Mass - Olivier Panis and so on ;)
I think I only really appreciated rosberg untill after he started. Think F1 needs another high stakes rivalry like Nico and Lewis. I respect Nico for fighting for so long for his title then walking away. It says a lot about him as a person and is a great story on top of that.
@@Bahamuttiamat people break contract's all the time. The guy achieved what he wanted, something I never thought he'd be able to do and gained enough satisfaction to go out on a high rather than dwindle out in mediocrity.
@@Bahamuttiamat coward? He goes against Lewis in the same car. Loses the championship once, loses the championship twice but he doesnt give up and wins it the third time. Even if reliability played its part, he had an amazing performance and to keep fighting against a clearly better opponent is admirable.
Tom, you do amazing interviews, and as someone else said here, your voice is perfect for this. And I think you got the most out of Nico here. Two things: when you’re seventy years old and listen back and here yourself talking about Bose, you’ll think yourself a right twat. ;-) But money must be made, fair enough. Secondly, how come you seem to miss the whole point of Nico quitting? He didn’t quit to invest, he didn’t quit for social media, he didn’t quit to become a new energy & technology influencer. He quit because he *won* and didn’t want to go through it again! He quit at the top, achieved want he wanted to achieve, and was able to leave on his own terms. No more rivalry, no more stress. And _then_ he needed to figure out what to do next.
I think that's really cool, you talk about Hamilton and Nico's name will come up, you talk about Schumacher and Nico's name will come up. Lewis and Michael are two best drivers the sport has ever seen and Rosberg has his name attached to them
Lucky? How can anyone say he was lucky to win the championship? Given would be a better argument although I doubt that every driver/team on the grid would go for that. He won the points he needed from previous races and wanted to leave on a high. Personally I feel like he fought so hard to accomplish his dream and found out it wasn't what he thought it was going to be and felt it wasn't worth staying. But discrediting he didn't push Lewis harder as a driver, saying his championship was luck is complete bullshit.
Was not a fan of Nico when he was team-mates with Lewis … but now hes gone I kind of want him back … Miss the hard tense in team battles between them both ( LH Fan )
If Mercedes didn't have a Hamilton bias, Nico would've a couple more WDCs It's funny people are still pissed on his decision to retire and call him a wuss that got lucky but fail to realize that Nico was the real deal and delivered when the time is right
I think Nico & Lewis was a great personal rivalry & I think Rosberg was the only driver that really got in Lewis head, unlike Vettel where Everytime they race wheel to wheel Hamilton smacks Vettel , Rosberg was like if you wanna crash I’m gonna take you out eg Belgium & Spain
Please dont forget that Hamilton just won 2008 because of very much luck, and bad luck by Massa so please dont say, that Rosberg didn't deserve his championship in 2016!!
I didn't think nico don't deserve the 2016 title, i just think hamiltom deserved it more. But in the end i think it was a good thing nico won that, cause he's a humble guy and it made lewis a better driver than he was before
That's different. Ferrari produced a less reliable car than Mclaren in 2008. But cars in the same team should have the same or similar reliability. In 2016, Rosberg had one mechanical problem that cost him 3 points in Britain, while Hamilton had many mechanical problems across quali and race and grid penalties that cost him around 70 points. Now that a major disparity of cars in the same team.
Ok so Rosberg lost 25 points from Russia and 15 from Italy, while Hamilton lost 15 in Singapore. From mechanical issues (i.e. not punctures), thats 25 points he lost extra which is nothing like 2016 and considering Hamilton had an 80 point lead when he won the championship (and then stopped caring), I'm gonna go and say it didn't matter one bit.
Completely agree with everybody else, amazing work is being done with these interviews. And it's always easier to listen to them in podcast app, there's always a couple of minutes on the way from somewhere to somewhere.
You can always say Lewis couldnt have possibly known that merc will dominate but of course he knew the conditions at mclaren he knew that the team was headed downhill
Okay while you guys flaming Nico for winning title with luck and all, first of all, you all should know, LUCK DO take part in our lives. Second, I'm sure 98% of you haters wont be able to do what he did in that seat. Sure you got Mercedes car, but you know how good Hamilton is. You got those pressures and expectation from those around you. Can you withstand the G-forces in the car? Can you take pole position or whatever overtaking maneuver Nico did, despite having the BEST CAR of 2016? Reflect on yourselves, haters.
That isn't a fair argument is it? CAN YOU DO WHAT HE CAN even if you know there were certain sketchy things done? Isn't that the same as you can't criticise a singer, or a painter or a speaker just because you don't have the voice, training or popularity even though you know/ probably have an idea that there are glaring mistakes?
I really like his honesty...It's very obvious that he had to work very very hard to get his championship off Lewis. Hats off to him, but it also shows how supreme Lewis is.
Only teammate who can ever say he beat Michael Schumacher (my boyhood idol) and Lewis Hamilton...Seeing how Bottas and Vettel have struggled in ‘17 and ‘18 against Lewis will hopefully make people appreciate Nico more with time. Good interview
Varun Kaushik beat Schumacher - yes, he did...but Schumacher was 42, 43. Schumacher was far away from his peak. Rosberg would never ever have beaten the "real" Schumacher from 1991-2006. With over 40 years it's just natural and normal that you have lost speed, reflexes etc. - so yes - he has beaten Schumacher. But it was not the "real" Schumacher anymore. But anyway - Nico was definetely a great Driver and he deserved his Championship, and he did beat Hamilton and gave him a really hard time. That proves that Nico deserved the Championship and that he was a much better driver than people think.
From the first podcast on I cannot wait for Honey Badger to appear on this podcast. God it's gonna be an amazing one. This one's also amazing. I'm the last person on planet Earth to call myself a Nico Rosberg fan, but this conversation is very insigtful, very very interesting to listen to even for somebody who doesn't really like Nico. Great job!
Probably the smartest bloke ever to have raced in F1. Still sense some retirement regret though no matter how much he claims otherwise! His driving ability was very good at the time but in hindsight looks even better when you look at Bottas now.
Nico was a very courageous and wise man in hindsight. Maybe Nico said he was happy with the result back then, only now being heard. Remember the toxic media attentions always stir. With time also we better see "was up?" with the number number 44 car and winning! Beating Lewis Hamilton over a whole season in the same Car is a monumental task ✌🏾🏴
I legit think that nico would’ve built himself into the best F1 driver on the grid today due to the little changes he’s made throughout his career to make himself faster. Incredibly intelligent
You cant compare different teams by reliability and the same thing going on between taemmates. Reliability between the same cars should be quite balanced and such a huge disparity like Hamilton vs Rosberg 5>0 failure quote, that everyone considers luck, neither fair nor square! Only thing i wont take away from Rosberg, he is indeed a much better driver ppl want to give him credit for!
@Samanthaflower What exactly did Nico say that was throwing Lewis under the bus? I’m not on either’s side, just wondering what exactly you’re referring to since it seemed to me that Lewis was always putting Nico down in conferences in various sly ways.
After listening to 10 or so beyond the grid. interesting Nico's approach, I really wish he would invest in hydrogen and alternative fuels rather then scrapping all the cool cars for battery cars. i also wish they asked the questions about his German vs finish heritage.
I think Nico deserved the championship. However, hamilton had so many technical problems... People say that he has the knowledge of an engineer! Very inteligent driver!!! Could be in f1 for more few years...
LH is the man.....has to be said though, Nico grafted hard for his title, beat Lewis fair and square, nothing but respect for him, you can’t fluke world titles, especially against Hamilton.
The worst thing that’s happened in the last 2 years is rosberg retiring because he was capable of beating Hamilton maybe not ultimately as quick as Hamilton yet could beat him as much as Hamilton beat him, Alain Prost wasn’t as quick as Senna but could beat him quite regularly nonetheless. I think Rosberg was under rated as he also beat Michael Schumacher in the championship 3 years running albeit not in a championship challenging position then. I think the reason he stopped was to do with the racing calendar getting longer and he’s got a family who he would be missing when you’re travelling around the world non stop for 10 months of the year and obviously drivers of today earn a lot more than the drivers of 20-30 years ago hence he didn’t need to race on to 38-39 years old like Mansell, Prost or Damon Hill and just like Hill had done in 1999 I think Rosberg decided he didn’t want or need to take the risk anymore when he had a family and financial security, but Rosberg retiring removed the threat Hamilton had from within his team, Bottas is good and on occasion can narrowly beat Hamilton but he’s not going to beat him over a season without a lot of bad luck for Hamilton.
Nico was a lot better than people said looking at it now. Bottas nowhere near Lewis and Seb imploding under the pressure. Nico may not have been as fast but he was clever and got to Lewis's head.
For YEARS I’ve always saw that commercial for non-alcoholic Heineken beer and I kid you not, I only figured out who was in that commercial like 5 or 6 months ago!!! Started watching F1 after the commercial was made but while it was still airing so 2-3 years ago? I swear maybe its because I started watching after 2016 that I didn’t recognize him out of the race suit because I had no idea it was him. Or I’m just an idiot. It hit me smack in the face mid-sentence. I was just 😳😯couldn’t believe I didn’t realize it. So my mother knows I’m a Formula 1 fan and I was answering her questions and it started from explaining Max Verstappen’s background, his father being a in F1 but wasn’t ‘successful’ nor world champion. Which she didn’t understand so I had to explain the chances of a father and son both winning the championship is so rare, it’s almost unheard of. So I just began with the recent because they involve names like Hamilton which she might be able to understand, and as soon as I start explaining Nico Rosberg and his father Keke Rosberg, I just paused. …. In the middle of my sentence it hit me. I know who’s in that fricken Heineken commercial! They played it for YEARS I think 5 years at least. Maybe they still do but I don’t watch anything with commercials anymore excepts TH-cam and yes, I’ve seen it play in ‘21 on TH-cam. I was watching TH-cam when they played that commercial and I said, “they’re STILL playing this commercial?” It was right there. And I didn’t notice. It still shocks me how it took me the whole ‘21 season to flashback a commercial to realize who was in it. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Of course I had to share my excitement and my mother goes, “what beer commercial?” So I’m trying to sing the song in the commercial including the guitar; “derderderrr, derderd der derr, I wanna be like you, dad”. (Like an idiot) She had no idea what I was talking about but again this woman has two tvs on, one playing tv and the other she’s playing video games simultaneously. So I can’t blame the crazy woman. Obviously I’m not that far off either.
Brilliant interview, wish you'd asked about Monaco '14 but I get why you didn't As for Bahrain I thought that was about somebody using engine modes they weren't supposed to?
Really enjoying the podcast world! Thanks for tuning in everyone and for being so supportive!! Top job TC as always! Who should I get next on my podcast? I've tried Mika but he is not yet up for it... Let's see... Would be great to speak to him about how he mentally and physically overcame his accident, Schumacher, etc...
Nico Rosberg ❤️❤️ You're amazing, Nico! Absolute respect! 🤘
wow nico himself...u were awesome in f1
Hi Nico, would be great to have Mika, but guess we will have to wait for him to agree to do. Anyway how about Fernando ? Crash gate, 2007 season, battles against Michael, his bad career choices etc etc.
Nico Rosberg Driver Amazing
Nico per favore fai un podcast con tuo padre (in inglese, grazie). Saluti da Shanghai!
What a humble guy, always liked his aproach to media and fans. Happy he won that championship, fully deserved.
After watching Nico Rosberg's "Beyond victory" podcast, here's the "Beyond the grid" podcast with Nico Rosberg.
It just blew my mind
thanks for tuning in to mine as well!
Same here... it was awesome!
Nico seems to have learned from a very young age how to keep the outside from getting into his private life (growing up as a son of famous dad). He got strongest at that in 2016 season - keeping the media a bay for him to focus on winning. And as much as TC tried, in this interview, again Nico comes across as not letting you in, a hard nut to crack, and always in control. And those rare moments when TC got close, Nico took control by jabbing, asking TC the questions. Mentally very tough.
Thats why how he could beat hamilton he is stronger mentally because i believe that 50 procent of f1 is mental because its so heavy and of all the mind games especially during a championship
I wasn’t a Nico fan when he was in the car but I’ve been following all of the podcasts and vlogs and my viewpoint and respect for him has changed 100%. Great driver, super family man and all round top guy
"no way I could just come back for one weekend, it's impossible"
*Nico Hulkenberg has entered the chat*
After watching this I realized that BBC portrayed Nico in a bad way during their 2014-2015 season reviews and sided with Lewis obviously. Nico is a great guy and a great sportsman. The dedication and the mental strenght he has is surely not something you can find in a lot of drivers on the grid today. It's kind a sad you're no longer on the grid, Nico. Hopefully one day you will make a comeback.
i love how grounded he is, even though he lives in a different world to all of us. well done keke, and now those values are passed on to the next generation. great interview, tom.
Nico gave lewis a hard time some great races and took a world championship maybe he's not as good as lewis but why the hate. I think he seems like a decent guy, So respect.
How many DNF' S Lewis had compared to Nico when he won the title?
@@patrickpierre6114 Amen. People label other people as fanboys when confronted with facts. LOL !!!
Spa, Monaco, Spain etc...
Patrick Pierre; Lewis crashed once and had 1 engine failure so only 2 !
He's boring. Refusing to answer questions for no reason
What an awesome mentality and the courage to walk away without pressing past your prime. Respect.
I love these podcasts! Keep doing then pls
Please take a minute to compare what Nico has done in 2016 to what Sebastian has done the past two years against Lewis.
Kelkschiz Nico 0, Seb a lot.
I mean surely 2016 was only close (5 points) because of the engine Issues? I mean if Lewis won in Malaysia instead of his engine giving up (As well as the other issues throughout the season) then he would have easily been Champion that year. In my humble opinion I would put Rosberg and Vettel in the same calibre of driver (behind the likes of Hamilton).
@@danielo7985 i agree
Daniel O the type that can win championship when the better racers are compromised?
@@danielo7985 the thing with seb is that he can't deal with the pressure at Ferrari. At Red Bull, when the car was fast, he rarely did mistakes. But since he is at Ferrari he does errors like that in Hockenheim that he would have never done before.
Nico trained his mentality for his last season and it helped him a lot to win it even though he had luck. But every driver needs luck
Maybe Vettel should train his mentality too to beat Lewis so that not only the first half of the season is exciting.
Mika hakkinen,. And especially Jackie stewart and lauda before its too late.there is many 70s, 80s, drivers also, the ones that dint always win had stories also
Any of those would be fascinating to hear.
...Lauda before it's too late......
@@billyjov Lauda passed away already in May of this year
@@stephanclemens2348 I know, that is why I wrote this comment
Fantastic interview TC!
Nico is genuine and I admire him for achieving his goal and closing that chapter of his life. In spite of the fact that I am a Lewis fan, I have been and still am impressed with Nico's maturity as a person over the seasons. He is grounded and places his value on the important things in life...his spouse and his family.
TC thank you for such great questions and I earnestly enjoy listening to these podcasts. For me, they offer so much more than a video interview because I'm able to focus more precisely on the thoughts.
Looking forward to the next one.
Good to hear Nico's voice again!
I hate the fact that Nico gets so much hate, he is the only man who was able to take the fight to Hamilton and defeat him. it took every fibre of his being to do so as well. Everyone says it was luck but you try hopping into a F1 car and win purely on luck. Not going to happen, yes retiring after he won was a bit weak but still, he is seriously talented.
NippyMoto What fight.
Like being handed championship so he could runaway. Shut up pls.
I don't know what you were watching. There was a really great documentary but it has been taken down.
NippyMoto people don't like him because he acts like spoilt child when he doesn't get it his way. The guy is retired becuase he knew he'd never win again. I doubt very much he ever loved the sport as much as someone like alonso or massa
HAZ99F1 😂😂u certainly are funny i’m not a fan of lewis n i support alonso.....but lewis didn’t fuck up he had engine issues i dont know what u were watching,maybe u r just a casual who watches highlights on youtube.....we all know on a good day n similar conditions he would’ve never won that championship ....but good for him luck or no luck he won
ROSBERG WAS A BEAST IN 2014 AND 16! SO YALL SHUT THE FUCK UP. HE BEATED LEWIS HAMILTON YOU STUPID FANGIRLS
I've never really been the biggest Nico fan after being team Hamilton ....but after this interview, much respect 👌 and can't believe how highly he spoke of Lewis . Wow! This interview is the best I've heard Nico, even on his podcasts. And an epic insight into his battle with Hamilton and his thoughts on this years f1 season. Again, much respect Nico 👏
Nico was a ferocious driver. He really was consistent.
@@Bahamuttiamat wow so insightful, please tell us more
"It's AMAZING you can just walk away"...
"it comes with fulfillment "
Awesome perspective 👏 great podcast!
Nico did a phenomenal job just to get close to LH never mind beat him . Rosberg was better than many people give gave/still give him credit for as emphasised by how VB is doing against LH.
Stephen Taylor How bout Mercedes racing each other and Ferrari wins the title. Oh you think Mercedes ain’t smart.
How would you feel?, if you beat the guy with the biggest ego, who had to play dirty on the track, when you drove clean, who wears gold chains around his neck because he is so completely shallow, who thinks he is unbeatable, But YOU beat him? Nico took that all the way from Lewis, the first punch, the second punch came when he sent Lewis a message: "I beat you, and you can NEVER take that away from me, because im out of here, fuck you"
Nico Rosberg What a guy what a racer and a proper family man. People say he was lucky to win the 2016 Wc and “for sure” you can say that. From a massive! Lewis fan from 2007 and watched every race since Nico deserved that title from the hard work and dedication from him and his family. Michael could of had 8-9 titles Lewis could of had 7 luck/bad luck plays a massive part in every championship. Thanks for the memories Nico #HiFive
A great podcast as always. :)
Some suggestions for other people who might appear on this type of interview:
- Mika Hakkinen
- Nigel Mansell
- Jean Alesi
- Murray Walker
- Jackie Stewart
- Damon Hill
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen -> my ultimate f1 hero ;)
- Eddie Irvine
- Ralf Schumacher
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Jenson Button
- Adrian Newey
- Ron Dennis
- Jean Todt
- Kimi Raikkönen
- Fernando Alonso
- Rubens Barrichello
- Niki Lauda
- Nelson Piquet
- Alan Jones
- Carlos Reutemann
- Pastor Maldonado^^
- Jochen Mass
- Olivier Panis
and so on ;)
I have always been a Lewis fan but I have a massive amount of respect for Nico.
I think I only really appreciated rosberg untill after he started. Think F1 needs another high stakes rivalry like Nico and Lewis. I respect Nico for fighting for so long for his title then walking away. It says a lot about him as a person and is a great story on top of that.
@@Bahamuttiamat people break contract's all the time.
The guy achieved what he wanted, something I never thought he'd be able to do and gained enough satisfaction to go out on a high rather than dwindle out in mediocrity.
@@Bahamuttiamat coward? He goes against Lewis in the same car. Loses the championship once, loses the championship twice but he doesnt give up and wins it the third time. Even if reliability played its part, he had an amazing performance and to keep fighting against a clearly better opponent is admirable.
We have to remember how good Louis is he does not make Mental mistakes putting that filter through this story you appreciate what he's done
Nico is genuinely one of the most likeable drivers of recent years, and also one of the most under-rated of F1's WDCs.
Tom, you do amazing interviews, and as someone else said here, your voice is perfect for this. And I think you got the most out of Nico here. Two things: when you’re seventy years old and listen back and here yourself talking about Bose, you’ll think yourself a right twat. ;-) But money must be made, fair enough.
Secondly, how come you seem to miss the whole point of Nico quitting? He didn’t quit to invest, he didn’t quit for social media, he didn’t quit to become a new energy & technology influencer. He quit because he *won* and didn’t want to go through it again! He quit at the top, achieved want he wanted to achieve, and was able to leave on his own terms. No more rivalry, no more stress. And _then_ he needed to figure out what to do next.
Simple fact is that Rosberg 's career will be forever defined by his rivalry with Hamilton, but Hamilton's career will not be defined by Rosberg.
Ouch.
Rosberg is a World Champion, deal with it mate
I think that's really cool, you talk about Hamilton and Nico's name will come up, you talk about Schumacher and Nico's name will come up. Lewis and Michael are two best drivers the sport has ever seen and Rosberg has his name attached to them
Rosberg and Button both beat Hamilton
@eoe123321 what has that got to do with button and rosberg both beating hamilton?
So many fans say there are no more gentlemen racers. Yet here we have Nico, who was both a gentleman and a very (very) under rated pro.
I wouldn't say underrated by any means
Hammy boys can cry all they want, 2016 will forever haunt you little boys, Malaysia baby!
You think 97 haunted schumi when he was winning his 7th title?
Lucky? How can anyone say he was lucky to win the championship? Given would be a better argument although I doubt that every driver/team on the grid would go for that. He won the points he needed from previous races and wanted to leave on a high. Personally I feel like he fought so hard to accomplish his dream and found out it wasn't what he thought it was going to be and felt it wasn't worth staying. But discrediting he didn't push Lewis harder as a driver, saying his championship was luck is complete bullshit.
@@Bahamuttiamat That's cuz Rosberg didn't push for the win in the last 4 races. He didn't have to. Simple as that.
No Kimi No Party 🎉🎉🎉. When is Kimi coming on to this??
@@saschamilde I will be hyped up when it happens
Never. I highly doubt he wants to.
How do you imagine Kimi talking for an hour though
@@GN-Aaron why not 😂😂
Was not a fan of Nico when he was team-mates with Lewis … but now hes gone I kind of want him back … Miss the hard tense in team battles between them both ( LH Fan )
If Mercedes didn't have a Hamilton bias, Nico would've a couple more WDCs
It's funny people are still pissed on his decision to retire and call him a wuss that got lucky but fail to realize that Nico was the real deal and delivered when the time is right
John Paul Quevedo stop being delusional.
#BeyondTheGrid Fernando Alonso !! Please ...........
What a fantastic guy, level headed always thinking straight
I think Nico & Lewis was a great personal rivalry & I think Rosberg was the only driver that really got in Lewis head, unlike Vettel where Everytime they race wheel to wheel Hamilton smacks Vettel , Rosberg was like if you wanna crash I’m gonna take you out eg Belgium & Spain
Bahamuttiamat I thought it was spain ? Where Lewis was using the illegal engine mode ?
How about spa this year? Who smacked who?
Please dont forget that Hamilton just won 2008 because of very much luck, and bad luck by Massa so please dont say, that Rosberg didn't deserve his championship in 2016!!
I didn't think nico don't deserve the 2016 title, i just think hamiltom deserved it more.
But in the end i think it was a good thing nico won that, cause he's a humble guy and it made lewis a better driver than he was before
So true. Thank you. Finally someone gets it 👌🏻
That's different. Ferrari produced a less reliable car than Mclaren in 2008. But cars in the same team should have the same or similar reliability. In 2016, Rosberg had one mechanical problem that cost him 3 points in Britain, while Hamilton had many mechanical problems across quali and race and grid penalties that cost him around 70 points. Now that a major disparity of cars in the same team.
In 2015 Nico had two retirements (Monza and Russia) and a puncture (Hungary). If it wasn't for those problems, he would've won the WDC instead.
Ok so Rosberg lost 25 points from Russia and 15 from Italy, while Hamilton lost 15 in Singapore. From mechanical issues (i.e. not punctures), thats 25 points he lost extra which is nothing like 2016 and considering Hamilton had an 80 point lead when he won the championship (and then stopped caring), I'm gonna go and say it didn't matter one bit.
These interviews are great. Really enjoy them. Keep it up.
Anyone else always see these but never find the time to listen to them? I might try and make some for this one though.
You definetly should, there are awesome. I listen to then driving to work.
I listened to these podcast. Like listening to a radio interview. And the lack of image and video, makes it easier to listen anywhere.
Check some out. I personally really liked the one with Berger. Hamilton's is quite interesting as well.
Completely agree with everybody else, amazing work is being done with these interviews. And it's always easier to listen to them in podcast app, there's always a couple of minutes on the way from somewhere to somewhere.
my exact thought
You can always say Lewis couldnt have possibly known that merc will dominate but of course he knew the conditions at mclaren he knew that the team was headed downhill
Okay while you guys flaming Nico for winning title with luck and all, first of all, you all should know, LUCK DO take part in our lives. Second, I'm sure 98% of you haters wont be able to do what he did in that seat.
Sure you got Mercedes car, but you know how good Hamilton is. You got those pressures and expectation from those around you. Can you withstand the G-forces in the car? Can you take pole position or whatever overtaking maneuver Nico did, despite having the BEST CAR of 2016? Reflect on yourselves, haters.
That isn't a fair argument is it?
CAN YOU DO WHAT HE CAN even if you know there were certain sketchy things done? Isn't that the same as you can't criticise a singer, or a painter or a speaker just because you don't have the voice, training or popularity even though you know/ probably have an idea that there are glaring mistakes?
And don't forget how much luck Lewis had in 2008
lol at 98%, that's very insulting to nico
@@aaa-bk8um exactly what i was thinking haha.
More like 99,9999 %
Wow , didn't know TC was 23 years old. What a legend.
He´s 43^^
Mike Matthesen nice one doood
@@smikaels.069 The Joke->
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I really like his honesty...It's very obvious that he had to work very very hard to get his championship off Lewis. Hats off to him, but it also shows how supreme Lewis is.
Rosberg one of the Best Drivers there ever was!! Now we can see why! Underrated!
Only teammate who can ever say he beat Michael Schumacher (my boyhood idol) and Lewis Hamilton...Seeing how Bottas and Vettel have struggled in ‘17 and ‘18 against Lewis will hopefully make people appreciate Nico more with time. Good interview
Varun Kaushik beat Schumacher - yes, he did...but Schumacher was 42, 43. Schumacher was far away from his peak. Rosberg would never ever have beaten the "real" Schumacher from 1991-2006. With over 40 years it's just natural and normal that you have lost speed, reflexes etc. - so yes - he has beaten Schumacher. But it was not the "real" Schumacher anymore. But anyway - Nico was definetely a great Driver and he deserved his Championship, and he did beat Hamilton and gave him a really hard time. That proves that Nico deserved the Championship and that he was a much better driver than people think.
Hello TC! We need a part two with Nico to discuss this year's battle between RBR and MERC.
These podcasts are so good they are better than the races.
From the first podcast on I cannot wait for Honey Badger to appear on this podcast. God it's gonna be an amazing one.
This one's also amazing. I'm the last person on planet Earth to call myself a Nico Rosberg fan, but this conversation is very insigtful, very very interesting to listen to even for somebody who doesn't really like Nico. Great job!
So cool! I really like the story behind Japanese 2016 qualy
This guy beat the 2 most successful drivers in history
Probably the smartest bloke ever to have raced in F1. Still sense some retirement regret though no matter how much he claims otherwise! His driving ability was very good at the time but in hindsight looks even better when you look at Bottas now.
He's certainly a clever cat, but I think that award goes to Mr. Prost.
Nico was a very courageous and wise man in hindsight.
Maybe Nico said he was happy with the result back then, only now being heard.
Remember the toxic media attentions always stir.
With time also we better see "was up?" with the number number 44 car and winning!
Beating Lewis Hamilton over a whole season in the same Car is a monumental task ✌🏾🏴
I legit think that nico would’ve built himself into the best F1 driver on the grid today due to the little changes he’s made throughout his career to make himself faster. Incredibly intelligent
I can't believe he robbed us of another incredible title fight! Especially after signing a contract until 2018... 💔
Awesome podcast, well done - really enjoyed that, All the best in everthing Nico
Tbh him retiring was the best move he’s got nothing to regret
Brilliant interviews! Thank you!
I really enjoy the boss comercial, we need more of these type of commercials.
Bose not boss
Would be great to hear a podcast with Rubens Barrichello. A Mika one would be even better.
Awesome interview, just the right probing and questioning.
Nico Rosberg opens the rear of the car for his dog to jump in: "Get in there Lewis"!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nico really seems an intelligent guy
He’s F1s most wholesome driver
You cant compare different teams by reliability and the same thing going on between taemmates. Reliability between the same cars should be quite balanced and such a huge disparity like Hamilton vs Rosberg 5>0 failure quote, that everyone considers luck, neither fair nor square!
Only thing i wont take away from Rosberg, he is indeed a much better driver ppl want to give him credit for!
Can we have videos of the Beyond the Grid podcasts on TH-cam? It would be better seeing the expressions of these greats!
Great insight , good podcast!!
Too many ads, but the interview was great.
19:06 LMAO Kimi is such a legend
Nico "Yeah" Rosberg.
You can sense he still dislikes Hamilton, easily spottable.
@@Bahamuttiamat EXACTLY !!!
love your work TC
a drink and chat with Nico.. priceless! stop cycling 2hundreds up .. amazing
Nico also came close in 2014 but his car broke down on the last race
So I guess Hamilton fans still haven’t recovered from the 2016 season? 😂 They refuse to accept it as much as Hamilton refuses to speak to Rosberg 😂
I haven't gotten over 2007 😂
@@tonydee893 Ahahahaha nice one! xD
@Samanthaflower What exactly did Nico say that was throwing Lewis under the bus? I’m not on either’s side, just wondering what exactly you’re referring to since it seemed to me that Lewis was always putting Nico down in conferences in various sly ways.
Please do a podcast with Ron Dennis!
th-cam.com/video/Dh2iQSU9DJE/w-d-xo.html Here you go 2 hours of Ron.
trying to reward effort,not result...Brilliant nico! very grounded champion! big up
TC - you have such an amazing voice!!!
Lee Cattermole, would be a great insight to one of football's bleakest minds
Do you realise that the F1 channel is not related to football in any way?
Now I want a Heineken. But what a great guy Nico, he definitely had more steam in him when he left.
After listening to 10 or so beyond the grid. interesting Nico's approach, I really wish he would invest in hydrogen and alternative fuels rather then scrapping all the cool cars for battery cars. i also wish they asked the questions about his German vs finish heritage.
i don't care man, i respect this guy, well done Nico Rosberg
I think Nico deserved the championship. However, hamilton had so many technical problems...
People say that he has the knowledge of an engineer! Very inteligent driver!!! Could be in f1 for more few years...
Great interview! Very intriguing.
Mika hakkinen?
To quote Nico- 'Awesome'👍
We need a Daniel Ricciardo podcast. He’s the man!
LH is the man.....has to be said though, Nico grafted hard for his title, beat Lewis fair and square, nothing but respect for him, you can’t fluke world titles, especially against Hamilton.
Lewis's engine dying suspiciously 5 times while Nico's not dying once is not fair nor square
Only driver who defeated hamilton
Most interesting guy in the F1 world.
The worst thing that’s happened in the last 2 years is rosberg retiring because he was capable of beating Hamilton maybe not ultimately as quick as Hamilton yet could beat him as much as Hamilton beat him, Alain Prost wasn’t as quick as Senna but could beat him quite regularly nonetheless. I think Rosberg was under rated as he also beat Michael Schumacher in the championship 3 years running albeit not in a championship challenging position then. I think the reason he stopped was to do with the racing calendar getting longer and he’s got a family who he would be missing when you’re travelling around the world non stop for 10 months of the year and obviously drivers of today earn a lot more than the drivers of 20-30 years ago hence he didn’t need to race on to 38-39 years old like Mansell, Prost or Damon Hill and just like Hill had done in 1999 I think Rosberg decided he didn’t want or need to take the risk anymore when he had a family and financial security, but Rosberg retiring removed the threat Hamilton had from within his team, Bottas is good and on occasion can narrowly beat Hamilton but he’s not going to beat him over a season without a lot of bad luck for Hamilton.
Great guy 😎
Maurizio Arrivabene would be interesting
They say it like 'Be on the grid' instead of 'Beyond the grid'
only native speaker can notice that
Nico was a lot better than people said looking at it now. Bottas nowhere near Lewis and Seb imploding under the pressure. Nico may not have been as fast but he was clever and got to Lewis's head.
For YEARS I’ve always saw that commercial for non-alcoholic Heineken beer and I kid you not, I only figured out who was in that commercial like 5 or 6 months ago!!!
Started watching F1 after the commercial was made but while it was still airing so 2-3 years ago? I swear maybe its because I started watching after 2016 that I didn’t recognize him out of the race suit because I had no idea it was him. Or I’m just an idiot.
It hit me smack in the face mid-sentence. I was just 😳😯couldn’t believe I didn’t realize it.
So my mother knows I’m a Formula 1 fan and I was answering her questions and it started from explaining Max Verstappen’s background, his father being a in F1 but wasn’t ‘successful’ nor world champion. Which she didn’t understand so I had to explain the chances of a father and son both winning the championship is so rare, it’s almost unheard of.
So I just began with the recent because they involve names like Hamilton which she might be able to understand, and as soon as I start explaining Nico Rosberg and his father Keke Rosberg, I just paused.
….
In the middle of my sentence it hit me. I know who’s in that fricken Heineken commercial!
They played it for YEARS I think 5 years at least. Maybe they still do but I don’t watch anything with commercials anymore excepts TH-cam and yes, I’ve seen it play in ‘21 on TH-cam.
I was watching TH-cam when they played that commercial and I said, “they’re STILL playing this commercial?” It was right there. And I didn’t notice.
It still shocks me how it took me the whole ‘21 season to flashback a commercial to realize who was in it.
🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Of course I had to share my excitement and my mother goes, “what beer commercial?”
So I’m trying to sing the song in the commercial including the guitar; “derderderrr, derderd der derr, I wanna be like you, dad”.
(Like an idiot)
She had no idea what I was talking about but again this woman has two tvs on, one playing tv and the other she’s playing video games simultaneously.
So I can’t blame the crazy woman. Obviously I’m not that far off either.
This is so good
I prefer nico now. Hated him before but he's a fair pundit and a seemingly nice dude
No I about rewarding effort and not results is amazing insight
Why didn't you make these with video, it would be so better.
Brilliant interview, wish you'd asked about Monaco '14 but I get why you didn't As for Bahrain I thought that was about somebody using engine modes they weren't supposed to?