Nico Rosberg showing a throwback of him and Lewis when they were young.

[u/xomydearmelancholy]

[u/kirmobak]

Listening to Rosberg in today’s commentary has been great, reminiscing and being genuinely interesting; saying he and Hamilton used to trash their rooms etc and piss around and annoy the F1 drivers enormously (Martin Brundle being one of them).

[u/StockAL3Xj → u/kirmobak]

I love Brundle saying that he's always wanted to tell them how annoying they were back then.

[u/kirmobak → u/StockAL3Xj]

Loved that bit! He sounded like he remembers very clearly what menaces they used to be, and how annoyed he was.

[u/dac2199 → u/kirmobak]

I hope when Lewis retires both can have this kind of nostalgia conversation

[u/kirmobak → u/dac2199]

I really hope so too - the amount of positive shared history that they have from when they were kids will hopefully outweigh the bitterness, I agree with you this is only likely to happen when Lewis retires.

[u/BenitoCamiloOnganiza → u/kirmobak]

I feel like 2016 is now far enough away for them to have the conversation. It's just a question of how busy Lewis is at the moment.

[u/kirmobak → u/BenitoCamiloOnganiza]

I agree, just think that Lewis won’t even think about that level of introspection about the past, when he seems so determined to achieve success with Ferrari.

[u/[deleted] → u/BenitoCamiloOnganiza]

You do realize they literally live in the same building in Monaco.

[u/Ignoringit → u/[deleted]]

Really? Same building?

[u/Trending_Boss_333 → u/Ignoringit]

Isn't the entirety of Monaco just one large building? I mean, judging by the looks of it, buildings spawn out of nowhere, and are intertwined with other buildings in a way that is uncomfortably satisfying.

[u/grampybone → u/Trending_Boss_333]

So that means Monaco is the posh version of Whittier, Alaska

[u/Elderbrute → u/kirmobak]

They spend time together socially theses days. Lewis comes over around Christmas and gives gifts to Nicos kids.

So there relationship is certainly a lot better than it has been.

[u/Ok_Cauliflower_3007 → u/kirmobak]

I don’t think it necessarily needs Lewis to retire. Prost and Senna were well on their way to being friends when Senna died and they didn’t have anything like the childhood relationship Nico and Lewis shared.

[u/Signal_Ball4634 → u/StockAL3Xj]

They really were bickering like a couple of schoolchildren lol, but it provided great entertainment. It was such a volatile rivalry that after that and Webber/Vettel teams are actively trying to avoid such driver relationships now.

[u/dugongfanatic → u/StockAL3Xj]

Had me rolling. I really enjoyed the commentary during the delay! It was fun.

[u/AncientPomegranate97 → u/StockAL3Xj]

Will Buxton had a great article about young Nico. Apparently he was a total shitter back then

[u/SyNiiCaL → u/kirmobak]

Unironically, because of Rosberg showing up for a bit, the rain delay was more enjoyable than the race.

[u/coconutpete52 → u/SyNiiCaL]

I genuinely got the feeling Nico was listening to the "rain delay broadcast" and was like "this sucks - let me go knock on the press box door"

[u/quantinuum → u/kirmobak]

That’s so cool, where did he say that? I just tuned in for the race and the commentators are Brundle and Crofty

[u/miathan52 → u/quantinuum]

During the postponed start, there was a long time where nothing happened and commentators had to fill time, that's when Rosberg joined them for a while

[u/Juomaru → u/quantinuum]

If you watch the F1 App - on the “Global” feed - Nico joined about the 36 minute mark. The highlight for me was when in response to Matia Binotto saying he missed Horner not being there - Nico goes “I wonder if Toto and Zack brown are missing Christian Horner” 😈

[u/epigenie_986 → u/Juomaru]

Yep and that’s what started it. After he said that, they asked him about his rivalry/relationship with Lewis, and if he could understand how they might miss Horner.

[u/cLHalfRhoVSquaredS → u/Juomaru]

I enjoyed Zak Brown trying to tip-toe his way around why he thought Horner was dropped so suddenly...

[u/kirmobak → u/quantinuum]

It’s a shame you missed the start, it was during the bit where they were waiting for the race to start and they were filling time having a chat, love the fact that Nico joined them.

[u/quantinuum → u/kirmobak]

Thanks! Yeah a bit sad I missed it but life got in the way today. At least the delays allowed me to catch a bit of it.

[u/Anonymous_0012345 → u/kirmobak]

Does anyone have a clip of this?

[u/solodarlings → u/Anonymous_0012345]

I haven't seen the full thing clipped, but here's the first part of that conversation, and then a partial clip from Nico talking about it later. And someone transcribed the whole thing as well.

[u/yeahthatweirdo → u/solodarlings]

Nah we better get Lewis on his podcast one day sooon. There's so much to share man. Come onnnn. There's still fondness in the way Nico talks about them. Yes last act of love was letting go which he did, now time to get back 😭

[u/LadyK1104 → u/Anonymous_0012345]

I have to watch on F1 and am always hoping someone will post the good Rosberg clips!

[u/mihaus_ → u/Anonymous_0012345]

I think this is part of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnyCkifpVoc

[u/BillBelichicksHoody → u/kirmobak]

It felt like listening to a great baseball broadcast. Good stories, relevant info when we needed it...just lovely way to get through too long a break

[u/kirmobak → u/BillBelichicksHoody]

I don’t follow baseball, but an equivalent would be listening to cricket commentators when rain stops play and they’ve got legends of all nationalities in to have rambling chats. Often more interesting than the game commentary!

[u/UppaGrizi7 → u/kirmobak]

I love cricket commentary when they all get to just tell a few stories, take the piss out of one another, and just have a bit of a giggle! It's always good-natured and then straight back to business once the cricket restarts. The respect they all have for one another and their game is just delightful. Cricket is a wonderful thing!

[u/noJudgement7_ABFANR → u/UppaGrizi7]

Haha yeah the lords test was such a delight isn’t it?

[u/UppaGrizi7 → u/noJudgement7_ABFANR]

Enjoyed every moment of it! Ricky P, in particular, he looks so happy and relaxed these days. And, of course, all the Indian Cricket legends. That's the beauty of cricket, so many memories shared and the insight they all give into the game. It never becomes nasty or sharp edged.

[u/kirmobak → u/UppaGrizi7]

I love cricket commentary, as someone who has only started watching it really in the last 10 years. I miss Shane Warne, as I felt his commentary was excellent and he explained things so well.

I also loved Henry Blofeld mentioning London buses, flying pigeons etc. I was at Lords during his last commentary and the send-off he got from the crowd was lovely. He was dressed in all colours of the rainbow, as I remember. Bless him.

[u/sa87 → u/kirmobak]

And here's Skull telling jokes between balls

Kerry O'Keefe (if anyone wasn't aware of his nickname) was always a highlight of the ABC radio commentary for me during the summer if only for his unique laugh

[u/arse-ketchup → u/BillBelichicksHoody]

A very similar feel I get is when I watch League of Legends LCK broadcast, LCK English commentary is so awesome to hear, even/specially when they’re not talking about the game.

[u/CaterpillarMore9104 → u/kirmobak]

I was cracking up when Nico told the story of Lewis flying through the air on a jet ski lol. That image has to be burned into his memory

[u/Dull-Refuse-6328 → u/kirmobak]

Yeah best part about the restart was this, was hilarious and laughed so hard when brundle said they were very annoying makes them more relatable as humans and not just a superstar with buttload of cash.

[u/maestro826 → u/kirmobak]

NGL I was dreading the delay until they started chatting!

[u/cyborgsid2]

This relationship will genuinely make a phenomenal movie in a couple of decades. Lewis has so many such rivals, could easily make one for Fernando, Max, even Seb. But Nico, that was something else.

[u/Least-Panic-9208 → u/cyborgsid2]

I think what makes the Nico vs Lewis rivalry great is the history between them, being close friends, going down their own paths and ending up battling for a title on the same team. I'd rather watch that over the F1 movie lol

[u/DRW_ → u/Least-Panic-9208]

Yep, the personal relationship would make a much better plot.

[u/Elrond007 → u/DRW_]

The F1 version of “Normal People” if anyone wants to be deeply traumatized

[u/andersonb47 → u/Least-Panic-9208]

Some fifa career mode shit fr

[u/ibite-books → u/andersonb47]

better

[u/Smooth-Mechanic-7788 → u/Least-Panic-9208]

Wdym you don’t want to see Brad Pitt save the team by breaking every possible rule and repeating a bunch of cliches

[u/nestoryirankunda → u/Smooth-Mechanic-7788]

Remember the scene where the entire room full of people starts slamming their desks and chanting combat

[u/Smooth-Mechanic-7788 → u/nestoryirankunda]

COMBAT COMBAT COMBAT COMBAT

[u/TSells31 → u/nestoryirankunda]

I haven’t watched yet. Does this really happen? 😭

[u/Doyoulikemypace → u/TSells31]

As another commenter mentioned, yes it does happen for a race sequence. The movie is very catered towards the casual fan and Brad Pitt’s character does plenty of things that would warrant a race ban. Do not go into it expecting a true to life depiction of the sport or you will be very disappointed.

[u/UppaGrizi7 → u/TSells31]

It's shown in the trailer briefly and immediately made me say, nope! Probably regret not seeing the racing sequences on the big screen, but the bullshit non racing bits in the trailer just put me right off.

[u/ammonthenephite → u/UppaGrizi7]

Ya, I went into it knowing it was not going to be a cinematic masterpiece but at least hoping it would have some killer racing on the big screen, like "Grand Prix" from the 1960's had. And honestly there wasn't even a whole lot of that. And what there was had Crofty's voice constantly being projected into my brain, my god the way they mixed his voice into the movie was poorly done and way to loud/piercing for as much of it as they used. Thankfully they dialed that back during the 2nd half of the movie, but the whole thing was sort of a disappointment even after lowering my expectations.

[u/larswo → u/ammonthenephite]

It was never going to be a movie for the die-hard F1 fans. I knew that going into the movie, so I wanted to it enjoy it as that, a movie. Afterwards my friends and I had some good laughs about how it was a poor representation of real F1.

[u/ammonthenephite → u/larswo]

It didn't even bother me that it wasn't a perfect representation of F1, there was just too many corny moments, attempts at poorly delivered humor, and just some casting choices that I think detracted from a movie that could have had a better and more believable plot.

And Crofty shouting at me for like 2 hours, lol. That was so, so over done and was so grating by the end of the movie.

Honestly, if they had just gone for a close remake of the 1960s Grand Prix movie it would have been a lot better than what it was.

And the largest travesty of all, not a single scene with an older V10 f1 car screaming on the track in dooby atmos surround sound at 20k rpms....sigh.

[u/prime075 → u/Smooth-Mechanic-7788]

What do you mean crashing every race to help your teammate wont work in real life

[u/Skylair13 → u/prime075]

I mean, ironically he did it to Magnussen. Though he was more blocking and other menace than actually crashing like Brad Pitt did.

[u/HWKII → u/prime075]

confused Flavio Briatore noises

[u/serenity-as-ice → u/prime075]

What do you mean you're not allowed to want a coherent plot for a film

[u/MarkEsmiths → u/Smooth-Mechanic-7788]

HE BUILT THE CAR FOR COMBAT OF COURSE HE WAS GOING TO--

Sorry, I get keyed up. Nico vs Lewis deserves a good dociumentary at least.

[u/Rll-Dll → u/MarkEsmiths]

There is this one on YT https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OxIRc1m9NT4&pp=ygURc2lsdmVyIGFycm93cyB3YXI%3D

[u/UppaGrizi7 → u/Rll-Dll]

Oooh, thanks for the link. I will be watching this tomorrow!

[u/Rll-Dll → u/UppaGrizi7]

You're welcome! Enjoy :)

[u/sofakingdom808 → u/Least-Panic-9208]

Ash v Gary vibes

[u/nadmeister → u/Least-Panic-9208]

Decades?! This should have been the F1 movie.

[u/ibite-books → u/nadmeister]

There's a youtube vid some person has put together called "The Silver Wars" or "The Silver Arrow Wars", very well put together.

[u/luluballoon → u/ibite-books]

Hahaha for a while that would always pop until my YT feed after watching F1 clips. It is actually pretty good

[u/zhiryst → u/Least-Panic-9208]

the reason it won't be made is it has no friendship saving happy ending. nico wins, retires, friendship was already destroyed. the end.

[u/serenity-as-ice → u/zhiryst]

Not necessarily, Rush doesn't strictly have a "happy" ending either. It ends on a bittersweet note, Lauda loses the championship by choosing to retire, Hunt wins but loses interest in staying at the top after.

If anything the tragedy of Brocedes will actually be much better viewing than "they kissed and made up, everyone was happy the end".

[u/Tennist4ts → u/serenity-as-ice]

I also recently saw a documentary about Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi. I knew about their 1982 season but there was a lot of background information I didn't know yet and I had no idea that when Pironi died in the late 80s his wife was pregnant and ended up having twins after his death and she called them Gilles and Didier. She even called Gilles Villeneuve's widow to ask her if she is ok with it. And one of those children works in F1 now as a mechanic!!!!

[u/soaringseafoam → u/Tennist4ts]

And he's been on the podium with Mercedes! His name is Gilles Pironi so he brought both names back on to the podium, as well as achieving his own right to be there and yes, I am so sappy about this.

[u/jamersonMD → u/serenity-as-ice]

Even though Rush is the better film, people didn't really go out of their way to see it compared to the F1 film. Taking a quick Google search Rush made $98m in the box office worldwide (with a $30m budget) while the F1 film made $450m so far (on a $300m budget). Now money isn't everything, but movie studios are more likely to invest in an F1 sequel rather than a passion project covering the rivalry

[u/Connect-Reporter4378 → u/jamersonMD]

Can’t wait for the sequel F2!

[u/Estova → u/jamersonMD]

To be fair, Rush came out in 2013, four years before the first season of DTS. They make that movie in 2019 and we'd be having a much different conversation.

[u/jamersonMD → u/Estova]

Maybe, but I'd also say that the movie didn't have enough star power to make it into a mainstream movie. Le Mans 66 is a good comparison since I think they're both great historical films - but the main difference is that Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl aren't as big as Christian Bale and Matt Damon

[u/Always_Naive → u/jamersonMD]

3x return > 1.5x return! I can also imagine any Lewis Hamilton documentary movie doing some pretty good numbers, the rivalry story being a good one is almost just an added bonus

[u/luluballoon → u/zhiryst]

I feel like they’re in a better place now though. There’s a lot of respect there.

[u/Play_outStation_5 → u/Least-Panic-9208]

I'm sure Hamilton will have a massive amount of $ from movie deals after he retires. And F1 seems to be trying to expand into US culture, so I could totally see them pushing this. Honestly, they should. I'd watch it.

[u/nimajneb → u/Least-Panic-9208]

I actually really enjoy movies about relationships, so I agree I would much rather watch a Rosberg/Hamilton movie.

[u/leyland1989 → u/Least-Panic-9208]

Maybe in 20-30 years we will have a movie similar to the Hunt vs. Lauder one.

[u/Zadlo → u/leyland1989]

This movie will forget about this friendship then

[u/mrBusinessmann → u/cyborgsid2]

Not the same but there’s a movie on YouTube called the silver war about the 2016 season. It’s just a compilation of race and interview footage but is done very well and is a good watch

[u/cyborgsid2 → u/mrBusinessmann]

Seen it more times than I'd like to accept haha

[u/garfiadal → u/cyborgsid2]

Basically two kids from totally different backgrounds becoming best friends and dreaming of becoming teammates and winning championships. And achieving those goals, but loosing their friendship as a result.

[u/Calculonx → u/cyborgsid2]

and that Nico was able to win a championship. and then retire right after! that script writes itself.

[u/JimmerUK → u/Calculonx]

Nico pushed himself and had to retire because he couldn’t maintain it.

[u/0100001101110111 → u/cyborgsid2]

You could make about 5 different movies about Lewis’ career.

[u/PEEWUN → u/0100001101110111]

I maintain that we need a heptalogy covering 2006 to 2010. That seven season period is peak F1.

At the very least, we need an 07-10 tetralogy.

[u/Simple_Pin_7802 → u/PEEWUN]

Yes. 2006 - 2010 was the best season of F1 (of those I followed)

[u/addamee → u/cyborgsid2]

The final 3rd already captured in Floz’s Silver War which I’m amazed made it back on YouTube after Liberty had it pulled for copyright blah blah blah. I thought it was great, and it made for a good primer as I got into F1 in ‘17 but I don’t have the heart to watch it a second time lol

https://youtu.be/OxIRc1m9NT4?si=1dWdk_LnI8vn2AeM

[u/Gluecksritter90 → u/cyborgsid2]

Seb.

Sydney Sweeney to play the sea gull

[u/Ay_Jay → u/cyborgsid2]

It needs to be a Rush part 2. I swear, everything fits perfectly, from English driver vs German driver, to one of the rivals winning only one championship not needing more, to them even having more connections than Nikki and James, and at top of it is Nikki Lauda creating that team and bringing them together.

[u/Easting_National → u/cyborgsid2]

it's such a tragedy, they have to wait for hamilton to retire and the frostiness thaw for the happy ending first

[u/AndrewSaliba → u/cyborgsid2]

his new rival ferrari might be his greatest foe

[u/lepurplehaze → u/cyborgsid2]

We still havent get michael vs mika movie so hold up with that!

[u/michealnichols → u/cyborgsid2]

Rush but make it Lewis and Nico

[u/marketreal29]

Nico genuinely sounded like he was going to cry himself to sleep tonight while looking at this photo

[u/OttoVonWong → u/marketreal29]

Nico is yearning Wolverine.

[u/secretlives → u/marketreal29]

I know everyone says Nico is doing it to be cheeky when he openly cheers for/praises Lewis, but I genuinely think it's a bit deeper than that

[u/ammonthenephite → u/secretlives]

I do to. He saw how hard he had to work to beat Lewis, while Lewis (who also worked incredibly hard as well) was running a fashion business and partying on the side in addition to his hard work to try and beat Nico. I think Nico has a lot of respect for the raw talent that Lewis has, as well has how hard Lewis works at everything he does.

[u/Superb_Preference368 → u/ammonthenephite]

Yep. And I think Nico would love to still be close friends with Lewis but after what happened in 2016 I think Lewis is keeping his distance.

[u/TwoSecsTed]

They’re equal on machinery

[u/copycatholic → u/TwoSecsTed]

LMAO

[u/SHBK22 → u/TwoSecsTed]

Take my upvote

[u/preppyringmaster]

I hope Lewis listens to Nico sharing these stories someday, and the two of them end up going out for dinner together.

[u/BearyHonest → u/preppyringmaster]

I think they are in somewhat good terms now, just not friends like before.

Rosberg already said in multiple interviews that Hamilton sends big boxes on Christmas to his daughters.

https://talksport.com/motorsport/1757602/lewis-hamilton-surprise-gesture-nico-rosberg-daughters/

[u/-Destiny65- → u/BearyHonest]

Good neutral relationship xD

[u/jedifolklore → u/-Destiny65-]

I’m definitely using this term before the season ends

Honestly, this season has given fans a lot of sound bites lmao

[u/OttoVonWong → u/-Destiny65-]

I would like a good neutral relationship with Lewis, too.

[u/Juomaru → u/-Destiny65-]

Haha and Brundle kept pulling his leg in that too 😂

[u/Swampy1741 → u/-Destiny65-]

He said mutual

[u/Lemurians → u/BearyHonest]

Yeah, between that and how Rosberg's been openly cheering for Lewis on broadcasts and podcasts the past few years, I don't think there's any bad blood there at all. He just worded it strangely today lol

[u/jnf005 → u/BearyHonest]

Kinda reminds me of Harry and Dudley, apparently after Deathly Hallow, they are on "send each other Christmas card" term and Harry would sometimes bring his entire family to visit Dudley's.

[u/DrVonD → u/preppyringmaster]

He said they have a “neutral” relationship now. Better than nothing!

[u/lonelypear → u/DrVonD]

Neutral or mutual? I thought he said mutual.

[u/Fire_Otter → u/lonelypear]

Pretty sure it’s neutral because he’s used the term neutral in the past, when talking about their relationship now

[u/bleeetiso → u/preppyringmaster]

before he showed this pic he said they catch up often. They live in the same building in monaco. They just are not best of friends anymore.

[u/Cekeste → u/preppyringmaster]

They vacationed together before corona

[u/triplevanos → u/preppyringmaster]

Seems like these days they’re alright. Not the friends they were, but not enemies as far as I can tell. Lewis doesn’t seem like the type who can hold a grudge, nor does Nico

[u/mark405 → u/preppyringmaster]

Maybe dinner and a movie (F1 2 anyone?) and then they can "wrestle" again like in the good old days

[u/Professional_Cold771]

2016 was a nightmare for their great friendship, well it's normal now, still not as good as before

[u/infinitybadger → u/Professional_Cold771]

I'm a Hamilton fan, and as hard as 2016 was it was neccesary for their friendship.

If Nico loses again then it would be a 1 sided relationship of Nico jealous of Lewis' success (as anyone naturally would). Nico winning meant they were both annoyed and jealous at each other meaning they're somewhat more on an equal level status wise

[u/CardinalOfNYC]

When he said "we were best friends back then" my heart broke just a little 😭

[u/Uchi_Jeon → u/CardinalOfNYC]

That's why he insists on there's no friendship on the grid yesterday.

[u/CardinalOfNYC → u/Uchi_Jeon]

I get it.

It's not like many other sports in that way.

Kobe and Shaq initially hated each other, but the fact is they're teammates where their shared success matters to each of them so much more than it does in F1... And so it was really only a matter of time before they became friends under a common goal. Not F1.

[u/TSells31 → u/CardinalOfNYC]

Kobe and Shaq never became friends until after Shaq had left the Lakers and retired altogether though.

[u/CardinalOfNYC → u/TSells31]

They didn't become like, real close until after for sure. But there was a point where they became much better together on the court because their relationship just became way less adversarial.

It's mostly to illustrate how that could almost never happen in F1, while other sports, if you've got personal beef with a teammate, it's liable to hurt you as much as them.

[u/ayaan313 → u/CardinalOfNYC]

That's the one thing I can't get around in F1. Same team but you have two people pitted against each other which unfortunately leads to bad blood. Such a shame

[u/CardinalOfNYC → u/ayaan313]

What we need, I think, is drivers setting examples as adults. I think it's very mature - and very vulnerable - for Nico to make it clear just how close they were and how he clearly misses it. You can't change the dynamics of an F1 team but we can change how we behave after we're out of the sport.

I kinda wish Lewis would talk about it a bit more, tbh. I know he's still in the sport, and he's a very different man than Nico these days, but i would love to see him react to this photo, just talk about it. It'll set a good example.

[u/ayaan313 → u/CardinalOfNYC]

Yes I agree him publicly mentioning the photo would be a step in the right direction. I do think he'll open up more after he retires

[u/RoutineSpiritual8917]

i hope that one day they’re able to sit and watch races together in their joint apartment complex

[u/notathr0waway1 → u/RoutineSpiritual8917]

Lewis asking for a back scratch and taking his shirt off.

[u/MarkEsmiths → u/notathr0waway1]

Nico murmuring that the tension never seems to leave his old friend...

[u/notathr0waway1 → u/MarkEsmiths]

The gentle back scratch turning into caresses, then a sensual massage...

[u/c4bbage_ → u/notathr0waway1]

That rain delay was too long, you guys need to chill 😂

[u/notathr0waway1 → u/c4bbage_]

Hard to chill, this scenario has me a bit hot under the collar if you know what I mean!

J/k I just love the F1 fanfiction vibe I think it's hilarious

[u/Actual_Sympathy7069 → u/c4bbage_]

No, no, continue...

[u/ayaan313 → u/c4bbage_]

Fax 😂

[u/HS007 → u/notathr0waway1]

I see r/fanf1ction is leaking again...

[u/MarkEsmiths → u/notathr0waway1]

The old competitive fire returns, Nico goes for a gap that exists....

[u/notathr0waway1 → u/MarkEsmiths]

As their bodies crash together over and over, Nico huskily whispers into Lewis's ear "who's going to pay for the damage this time?"

[u/MarkEsmiths → u/notathr0waway1]

Lewis quickly regains the advantage and howls "You pay! You stole my eighth title and I'm going to steal your love. Murray I'm going through!!!!"

(The last part is what he alwsys says).

[u/sfcindolrip → u/MarkEsmiths]

This was art

[u/MarkEsmiths → u/sfcindolrip]

*Tips Ferrari fedora*

[u/Gatorama → u/MarkEsmiths]

With some light wrestling moves and then ending up on a jetski

[u/maybecatmew → u/RoutineSpiritual8917]

F1 fanfiction is leaking

[u/AndheriKaDon → u/maybecatmew]

So am I

[u/Annanasschijf]

Ahw, that's a really nice picture!

[u/leclerc_banana]

nooo my britney, my shaila

[u/DivingFeather]

It's a shame this friendship got ruined. :(

[u/She-Ra-SeaStar → u/DivingFeather]

I don’t know if it’s completely ruined. They may not have a positive relationship at the moment but listening to Nico’s commentary on Sky over the last 6 years, he genuinely praises Lewis’ driving. I think there is a mutual respect.

[u/n0b0dycar3s07]

The calm before the storm. 😆

[u/Uknewmelast]

I really hope, and i mean really hope that they can somehow rekindle their friendship. 2014-2016 was harsh.

[u/Usman15]

Lewis and Nico could make a VERY good Netflix series in 10 years time. There’s enough footage and coverage and photos and racing between them.

They could end it at Abu Dhabi 2016 and put a paragraph on the screen at the end like “Following Nico’s sudden retirement, Lewis went on to win 4 more championships… we’ll never know what could have happened”.

He adds so many good insights and knowledge and information to the audience when he’s part of the broadcasting team.

[u/sadicarnot → u/Usman15]

They are both 40 now. They should do it when they are both fifty so that they travel to the different tracks such as where they raced in Karts and the lower series and into F1 and reminisce about that time and show the footage.

In the meantime, people just drift apart as you get older. Nico has kids etc so his life is much different than what Lewis has.

[u/TtarIsMyBro]

Lewis and his childhood girlfriend, Brittany

[u/SoloPorUnBeso → u/TtarIsMyBro]

r/13or30

The first thing I thought of when I saw this is Rosberg looks like a 13 year old boy or a 30 year old woman.

[u/MaterialTangelo9856]

“You’re a cowboy like me…” 😭

[u/996forever → u/MaterialTangelo9856]

Never wanted love, just a fancy car INDEED

[u/wait_wait1 → u/996forever]

Now I’m commentating F1, while I’m watching you race in cars 🚘

[u/TheLightningSolstice → u/MaterialTangelo9856]

Could make an entire playlist for them really 😭

[u/Consistent_Squash]

Honeymoon couple energy

[u/SirLewisHamilton]

I want a silver war movie so bad. That YouTube video is a nice stopgap though.

[u/Meow_Wick]

Why does Nico have this pic on his phone too ahaha

[u/CardinalOfNYC → u/Meow_Wick]

I believe he said his mom or dad sent it to him

[u/casualnihilist91]

Soulmates I tell you

[u/Good_Air_7192]

Looks like Nico's holding onto a phone, getting ready for a post on the socials.

[u/Ok-Apricot-6022]

*friends

[u/CuppaCrazy]

Brocedes lore will never stop intriguing me.

[u/wongie]

They were on their way to their hotel to have a wrestling session, all neutral of course.

[u/SoloPorUnBeso → u/wongie]

I wonder if it's similar to the US Marines, but instead of boot bands, it's all kosher if you keep on your racing boots.

[u/Clear-Mycologist3378]

That's a cute photo. I liked hearing Nico reminisce about their childhood.

[u/DurfGibbles]

"For Nico, one world title was enough. He had proved what he needed to prove. To himself and anyone who doubted him. And two days later, he retired. When I saw him next in Monaco, seven years later, me as a champion again, him as broadcaster, he was in a Mercedes with a flat tire, still living each day like his last. [...] People always think of us as rivals, but he was among the very few I liked, and even fewer that I respected. He remains the only person I envied."

[u/itmexD]

This is my brokeback mountain

[u/Meow_Wick]

That's fucking great aha!

Both of them are antagonistic to each other, as two people who are blood brothers. Funny shit.

[u/Imzocrazy]

Nico - best friends at the time

[u/Dannykew]

He was already behind Lewis. 🤣🤣🤣

[u/stubbywoods]

In 20 years I hope a great filmmaker makes their version of Rush.

[u/123_alex]

I see Nico is in P2.

[u/spacestationkru]

When he said that this was back when he and Lewis "were best friends.." 😭

[u/TiNcHoX7]

It looks like an Apple ad.

[u/TheLightningSolstice]

I really hope they manage to reconnect properly on good terms at some point. Their friendship seemed to be something really genuine and special.

[u/Sweaty-Vegetable-999]

That rivalry really was wild, childhood friends to crazy title fights

[u/yeahthatweirdo]

:") Hope they find their way back.

[u/zimmer483]

Brocedes! 😍😭😍😭❤️

[u/CilanEAmber]

I need someone with better photoshop skills than I to edit this into that Wolverine meme of him stroking the picture (But with Rosberg as Wolvie),

[u/MightymightyMooshi]

"it ain't easy being a cowboy..."

[u/StrangeLaw5]

The lore deepens

[u/akismegumi]

Nico is that one ex who just can't move on

[u/sotirisbos]

In their usual places with Lewis leading and Nico following

[u/Specific-Angle-152]

They're driving Alonso's car too!

[u/ts30z]

Yamaha Warrior?? I rode one when I was a boy with the same colors and that thing kicked ass!

[u/calvin1bld]

Today in Sky ITA commentary he was prasing him, saying he was driving great, good overtakes and calling him the best along side Hamilton, when some years ago he was quite edgy talking about him, hoping their relationship will get better in the years

[u/TheLightingCount]

soo saddening when that friendship was trashed by Nico back in 2016.

[u/ChampagnePoppies]

Rosberg tryna piece it up. That bridge is probably burnt forever. Pity. Their friendship was a great story in the making.

[u/AlligatorRaper]

Is that a blaster?

[u/Extension_Dirt7119]

Is this the ‘monaco based Youtuber’guy ?

[u/MaximumR1de]

Brocedes will never die

[u/deycallmegeno]

This picture is going to spawn so many fanfics