A dog's life for Nico

Picture by Paul Ripke © Nico Rosberg/Twitter.com

In yesterday's Picture of the Day we checked in with the jet-setting Lewis Hamilton, so today in the interests of impartiality and editorial balance we thought we should check in with his team mate and chief title rival Nico Rosberg.

He might not be taking laps around the world in a private jet, but Nico seems to be enjoying himself every bit as much with some quality home time, and playing with his dog Bailey in the back garden.

It's certainly put the smile back on his face, and some relaxation may well do wonders for his morale and performance when battle is rejoined on the track at Spa in a few weeks time.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.