Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg ‘all good’ after F1 feud and even live in same Monaco building
dailystar.co.ukLewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg famously descended from close friends to bitter enemies during their time as Mercedes F1 teammates.
The pair had been best pals during their youth, competing against each other on the kart track and holidaying together off it.
But their relationship deteriorated after they were paired together in Formula 1 with the Silver Arrows. Their first year together in 2013, when Mercedes was still in a rebuilding phase, was cordial enough, but once it became apparent that the team was going to be the class of the field in 2014 following the switch to hybrid engines, their friendship quickly evaporated.The pair clashed on and off-track as they fought for the F1 title in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Hamilton pinched the championship at the final race in 2014 before winning comfortably in 2015. Rosberg finally triumphed in 2016 after another final-race showdown before promptly retiring, citing the mental fatigue caused by his battle with Hamilton as a factor.The pair were barely on speaking terms towards the end of their spell as teammates, but relations have thawed in the subsequent years, even if they’re not back to being best friends.
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