Between the lines at the Russian Grand Prix

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Russian Grand Prix - Preparation Day - Sochi, Russia

Nico Rosberg

The Question: Constructors’ Championship within Mercedes’ grasp here. Second year in a row you can clinch the Constructors’ this weekend here in Sochi. What are your thoughts on that?

What Nico said:

Yeah, it is one of the aims of this weekend, to try to clinch that. Special to be able to do it again in such a manner, such a dominating manner. Really awesome job by the team. And again to have the chance to close it down so early. But, of course Ferrari has been strong recently, very, very strong even, so we need to be cautious, we still need to work hard, get the best out of it but of course we’re optimistic.

What he might have meant to say:

What’s that? Constructors’ Championship? Yeah, important for the team, blah, blah, effort back at the factory, blah, blah, awesome job, blah, blah. Ah, who am I kidding? To me it’s about as relevant as the pole position trophy I won last year. Remember that ridiculous thing? No? I’m not surprised, no one does. I never even saw a trophy or anything and I went all the way to bloody Qatar for the Prize Giving to get it and what did I get – SFA.