Rosberg and Hamilton made their way up to F1 together, forging a true friendship, which, however, failed to survive the F1 title fight test, and since 2013 when the British driver joined the German at Mercedes, the relationship between the two turned sour.

Speaking on the German NDR Talkshow, Rosberg confirmed both of his daughters were fans of Hamilton. "That's true. That's even more than a weak point. That's a big problem," Rosberg quipped.  

"No, that's great. That's nice of him," the former F1 champion elaborated in a more serious tone. "We kind of had an enmity. Now both children have a huge box of presents from him on their doorstep every Christmas. It's a nice approach."

"He has to stay outside the door. But he's welcome to leave the presents," the German joked.

Rosberg claims the friendship he and Hamilton shared together was derailed when they were pitted against each other with a worldchampionship on the line. "It happened immediately when we were fighting for the World Championship, not before," the former Mercedes champion had revealed to Eurosport.

"It was a build-up from one race to the next. If you want to decide the world championship for yourself, you can't play 'love, peace and harmony'. You have to test limits and go into grey areas to win, especially when two drivers are at such a high level. Then it often gets tight," Rosberg concluded.

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