Nico Rosberg required frequent "mental training" to beat Lewis Hamilton

Nico Rosberg has revealed how much of an impact racing Lewis Hamilton had on his life. The Former F1 World Champion needed therapy in order to help deal with the pressure from the Brit and perhaps this is why he retired from the sport when he achieved his goal of winning the title.

Rosberg described what he had to go through to reach the top.

“Two hours, every second day of mental training," he told Reuters. "It was a huge process and just gave me so much and that’s one of the big reasons why I ended up being world champion.

It seems that it wasn't just Rosberg who was impacted but also his family.

It is a very mental sport and it is interesting to see that at the high level it is all about getting the mental edge.