Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton Thrive on Pressure and Emotion of 2014 Monaco GP

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Published: May 25, 2014

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The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix will in the coming years be recalled as the weekend which saw the relationship between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton take a turn for the worse.

The friction that has developed between the Mercedes drivers, following the latter's apparent accusation that Rosberg sabotaged his final qualifying lap, has unquestionably added greater intrigue to a highly tense title battle.

The human element of supposed best friends becoming the greatest of rivals in the blink of an eye is a subplot which all can relate to, meaning everyone has an opinion and everyone cannot help but take a side of the argument.

Just as it should, however, the behind-the-scenes business took a back seat for the majority of the 78-lap race, allowing the athletic and psychological qualities of both Hamilton and Rosberg to take prominence.



To those unfamiliar with Formula One, it is frequently called into question whether drivers can be classed as athletes.

After all, they just sit in a car and go around in circles for two hours, don't they?

The performances of both Mercedes drivers on the roads of Monte Carlo, Monaco, though—in a street fight which felt more like a war of attrition—left little doubt that F1 drivers are elite sportsmen—even if F1 itself for much of the weekend seemed more like a school playground than the very summit of motorsport.

Both Rosberg and Hamilton entered the race under very different pressures yet discounted those with great expertise to arguably produce a more exciting battle than they did in April's Bahrain Grand Prix, when they crossed the finish line within one second of each other.



The former began the day with the sorry label of a cheat still hanging over his head—despite being cleared by the FIA stewards on Saturday evening—while the latter was determined to gain revenge after he was, in his vie...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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