Throwback to when Lewis Hamilton voiced how ‘proud’ he was of childhood friend Nico Rosberg’s first F1 win (Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton once said that he was proud and happy for his childhood friend Nico Rosberg when he won his first F1 race. The latter achieved this win during the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix, racing with Mercedes alongside Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton and Rosberg were childhood friends. They raced in karts together and remained close for a very long time, as competitors on the F1 grid after the Brit debuted in 2007.
Rosberg had been racing with Williams since 2006 but joined Mercedes in 2010 as the team returned to the grid. At the time, the German manufacturer wasn't competitive enough to battle at the top. It wasn't until 2012 that the team witnessed their first victory in the hands of Rosberg in China. He converted his pole position to win, the first win for the team since Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955, and Rosberg's first F1 victory.
