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Rosberg ‘locked himself in hotel room' after third Hamilton loss

Losing out to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton for a third year, Nico Rosberg went extreme to rediscover his motivation. Rosberg's Mercedes rivalry with Hamilton went down in the history books as one of Formula 1's fiercest on track, but behind the scenes it was also draining emotionally. Hamilton joined Mercedes back in 2013 in a shock McLaren exit, partnering Rosberg, and for the following three seasons it was Hamilton who came out on top in that inter-team rivalry, the final two being for World Championship glory. That third defeat in 2015 hit Rosberg hard, causing him to lock himself in his hotel room and drill the will to push back into himself. “At the time it was like, ‘he’s...
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