Okay I'm deep deep into the brocedes rabbit hole here and on ao3. But please do clarify one thing for me - I saw the AD16 press con and then I fell upon the Cannes 17 pictures of brocedes with Vivan? Where they did seem like they were getting on? How did it go from to now? Am I missing something in the timeline?
This took me 3 business days to answer cause I am deeply normal about them
alright sweet bestie anon... let's do a quick rundown of the post 2016 brocedes
january 2017, IWC gala nico had the post pregnancy (wc) glow, vivi had actual pregnancy glow, Lewis' questionable styling choices
We know around March, Nico was in london and literally gout out of his car to RUN after lewis who was on a jog and they chatted a bit
Then in May, they were at Cannes!
very happy go giggly
They even did a Mercedes event together where they were being reasonably charming, Lewis aired him on his German translations and Nico was in war crime denial āŗļø
What I'm trying to state is even though fandom like to makes it out that they HATE each other -- they don't really? at the end, if you take lewis' final press con in 2016 he said he was proud of nico, all their childhood memories etc. nico has stated multiple times after 2016 he understood what lewis did in AD16 by slowing down and it was to win the race, so they didn't have any bad blood when nico retired. but the other thing to note is these were all professional events, work events even -- hanging around the millionaire gala events, and I'm pretty sure Vivian's presence (who has also known Lewis since she was 18) helped ease that. they were NOT like hanging out on their own, or being anything more than coworkers being pleasant at work events
now Nico followed Lewis on social media almost immediately after 2016, and has wished him for every WDC win
all of which went ignored, (this one kills me particularly, in light of 'we're not friends')
https://landoavocado.tumblr.com/post/635028012501450752/amgroscoe-baby-steps-fam-baby-steps which is the only one Nico didn't tag him in so he presumably found it on his own going through the lewis tag
Baby steps, fam, baby steps.
There's a podcast with Prost where he sort of tells them to get the band back together like he managed to do with Senna, and Nico hesitates saying that someone needs to make the first step.
BUT
At the same time, at Niki Lauda's funeral weekend when the Monaco GP was happening and everyone was somber -- Lewis won... and remember Niki was hugely important for the current Merc success, as well as a mentor to both Lewis and Nico
and here's Lewis in 2019 spraying champers DIRECTLY at Nico Blobsberg https://inlovewithmullez.tumblr.com/post/185156306232/lewis-nico-and-champagne
lewis, nico and champagne
I wish I could explain this event. i can't.
Look at nico RUNNING to save his cream coloured suit https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7w3TnALZf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
And then the besties took a selfie at Niki Lauda's funeral. none of this I can explain but it happened and we have to bear witness
In 2019, when Lewis won his 6th title at the US GP, Nico came to his car and they talked about it (have a whole post dedicated to it here)
Here's Anthony talking about Nico and Lewis being teammates and keeping a picture of them unicycling as kids
you who charmed my dad with self-effacing jokesāØ
Nico Rosberg speaks to Lewis's dad and brother: Anthony and Nicholas Hamilton, 2019
Nico:
Lewis has a thing where he won't publicly mention or acknowledge Nico but then at 2021?? they were at the same yacht in Monaco with Toto, Susie and others???
which sort of makes sense they still hang around the same rich people circles and Monaco is TINY esp for millionaire circles
They can even have a nice little chat about pitwalls without murdering each other -- granted it's not a sky interview (is that better??? worse???)
In AD 2021, Lewis also admitted he's a better teammate now, completely unprompted, when the question had been if he's a better driver now and that's the first time he admitted he might've been not great to nico too. And Nico was WATCHING and basically stopped functioning, with jenson live slug reacting. It's a Treat
In 2022 was Lewis saying how Nico's family had been the first place he'd stayed in Monaco (where he still lives now. same building as blobsberg)
And Nico saying how things are neutral, they share a lift sometimes where Nico takes his daughters to the pool and Lewis goes to the race track and how he'd never given Nico a present that he can remember but he did give his daughters! something!!! while Natalie Pinkham tries to play marriage counselor, and the definitive final word is "neutral"
Nico does commentary for Sky, where he's asked about Lewis a lot and despite what you may think about his bitchiness, most of it is very complimentary and clearly respects Lewis as a driver.
In 2023, Spain, Lewis name dropped Nico and how karting was some of his best years, and a year later he would be teammates with Nico (!!!)
SPAIN 2023 | Lewis Hamilton bringing up his first years racing with Nico Rosberg during the fanzone event.
āGo-karts was the best time of m
And 2023 Spain, Nico interviewed Lewis who was p2!!! And they were both stuttering and giggly about it!!!!!!
Lewis Hamilton after finishing P2 in Spain | 04.06.23
Ah man, what an awesome crowd we have here, like every year! Gracias, to everyone her
This list is by no means comprehensive but it paints a more accurate picture than the fanon idea they wanted to murder each other post 2016 (which is why seeing the 2017 pix can be bizarre)
Tldr; they're not friends, but they're also not enemies (not how it was at the peak of their rivalry) and they're still neighbours š
Trans woman and 2022 America Lamborghini cup silver medalist Charlie Martin interviewed by Formula 1 world champion and some guy Nico Rosberg, at Greentech Festival, London.
i didn't know about openly lgbt/transwomen drivers in motorsport so I thought it was cool š²
iām sick of seeing very normal behaviour (in the context of f1) framed as not normal exclusively for nico rosberg to make him seem like a stalker.
heās commentating now heās retired because he canāt let it go!!! most of the commentary team are ex-racers. sky, in particular, likes it that way. even martin brundle is an ex-racer.
heās avoiding spending his time with his kids because heās so bored of his family!!! he spends more time with his family than the vast majority of the commentary team, thatās why we donāt see him at every race. he even moved his family to singapore for a few months because he couldnāt stand to be away from them. speaking of who else has kids on the various sky sports teams that you wouldnāt dare say that about: jenson button, karun chadhok, david croft, simon lazenby, ralf schumacher, david coulthard, ted kravtiz and damon hill. the only ones we see regularly without kids are mark webber and bernie collins.
he keeps talking about lewis hamilton!!! so does everyone because heās currently on the grid? heās asked about it frequently and heād be bad at his job if he refused. mark webber talks about sebastian vettel, alain prost talks about ayrton senna, damon hill talks about schumacher. what are you even on about with this???
nico is not stalking lewis. he is a former racer, doing a perfectly normal thing for a former racer to do (commentating and punditry). stop trying to frame this as weird behaviour.
āQ: If you were a team boss, which current driver would you pick first for your team (excluding yourself and your current team mate)? Lewis Hamilton: I guess I would pick Nico Rosberg. You have to consider the whole package that comes with a driver. Harmony in the team, consistency and all that. As a team principal you have to think about every aspect.ā
ā Formula One Fantasy - McLarenās Lewis Hamilton, 13th May 2011 (via rosbergs)
OMG! I canāt believe it! My account is back!!! I was sure it had been deleted, but today they email me and itās now working normally. Thanks tumblr!!!
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