{"id":141671,"date":"2025-09-16T18:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/141671\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:06:07","slug":"nico-rosberg-reveals-lewis-hamilton-regret-almost-a-decade-on-from-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/141671\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Rosberg reveals Lewis Hamilton regret almost a decade on from title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

From boyhood friends to F1 rivals, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton\u2019s decade-long friendship ended in 2016 as the Mercedes teammates battled for the World title.<\/p>\n

And today, Rosberg has revealed, they aren\u2019t even neighbours anymore.<\/p>\n

Nico Rosberg: I\u2019m really sad\u2026<\/p>\n

Coming through the karting ranks today, Rosberg and Hamilton<\/a> were first teammates in 2000 with their competitive natures always in play, as revealed by Robert Kubica: \u201cThey would even have races to eat pizza, always eating two at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

They bumped heads in the junior ranks, racing against one another in Formula 3 Euro Series and the Macau Grand Prix with Rosberg progressing to the GP2 Series in 2005 and Hamilton a year later.<\/p>\n

But throughout it all their friendship prevailed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were always on holiday together because we were best friends at the time,\u201d Rosberg explained to Sky Sports F1. <\/p>\n

The German made his Formula 1 debut a year later, 2006, with Hamilton joining the series a year later racing for McLaren.<\/p>\n

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The friendship continued with two reunited at Mercedes in 2013 when Hamilton swapped from McLaren, replacing seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher at the Brackley squad.<\/p>\n

While there were moments of tension in their first two years together, it came to a head in 2016 as they went wheel-to-wheel for the F1 World title, Hamilton seeking his fourth and Rosberg his first.<\/p>\n

Such was the fallout, the two stopped speaking. \u201cIt [the friendship breakdown] happened immediately when we were fighting for the world championship,\u201d Rosberg told Eurosport.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s always the case: When you\u2019re fighting for success in every race and for titles, it doesn\u2019t work anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, next door neighbours in Monaco, Hamilton continued to send Christmas presents to Rosberg for his daughters. He, though, wasn\u2019t allowed to step over the threshold.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has to stay outside the door,\u201d the German joked. \u201cBut he\u2019s welcome to leave the presents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosberg, though, gave questions about their relationship short shrift earlier this year when he was asked if he \u201cmissed\u201d Hamilton.<\/p>\n

He replied: \u201cWe still live in the same building, yes. We have a very nice\u2026 neutral relationship. Moving on!\u201d<\/p>\n

But three months on, Rosberg and Hamilton are no longer neighbours.<\/p>\n

Joking about where David Croft on a recent Sky F1 Show about where he lived, the \u201cfifth house after Sainsbury\u201d, the 2016 World Champion revealed that he has moved apartments.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not actually involved with the boxes. But yes, we moved apartment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really sad because I\u2019m not neighbours with Lewis anymore, my friend Lewis Hamilton anymore. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very sad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quizzed on his new next door neighbour, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t actually know. I don\u2019t know. Not met them yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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