Superstars from ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ and ‘Full Swing’ will take part in a special event during the week of the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November; Watch the United States GP live this weekend on Sky Sports F1 – Sprint Saturday at 11pm and Race at 8pm on Sunday
Last updated: 10/17/23 11:33 PM
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Nico Rosberg says George Russell cannot afford to play the ‘nice guy’ in his rivalry with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg says George Russell cannot afford to play the ‘nice guy’ in his rivalry with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton
Formula One drivers and PGA Tour golfers will compete in a match-play golf tournament on Netflix next month ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Billed in an announcement from the streaming service on Tuesday as “a clash of wheels and irons,” the roster for the Nov. 14 event will include eight stars from two hit Netflix sports series “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” and “Full Swing” . ” competing at Wynn Golf Club in Nevada’s capital.
McLaren superstar Lando Norris and Ferrari Grand Prix winner Carlos Sainz of Singapore will be flanked by Williams’ Alex Albon and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly as the F1 quartet that will compete alongside professional golfers Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas .
Four pairs, consisting of one Formula 1 driver and one PGA Tour golfer, will play an eight-hole match, with the top two teams advancing to the final hole, where they will compete for the chance to win the first Netflix Cup title to win.
“Drive to Survive”, which helped to popularize F1 in the United States, is in its sixth season, while “Full Swing” has completed filming for a second season and has also proven popular with a mainstream audience. audience.
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Rosberg: Russell can’t be a ‘nice guy’ in Hamilton battle
George Russell “can’t just be a nice guy” in his battle with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg told the Sky Sports F1 Podcast.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton took responsibility and apologized for causing a first-corner collision with Russell at the Qatar Grand Prix earlier in October, when the rivalry between the teams boiled over after several near misses.
With both drivers contracted to the team until the end of the 2026 season, maintaining a positive relationship is likely to be a crucial factor in Mercedes’ hopes of ending Red Bull’s dominant streak.
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Rosberg, who drove alongside Hamilton at Mercedes for four seasons and beat the Briton in his final F1 campaign in 2016 to clinch a maiden drivers’ title, has warned that Russell must keep up the pressure at all levels.
“Things have flared up there because it also went way over the limit in Suzuka once when they both took each other off the track,” said Rosberg.
“It is also a very difficult situation for George. Unfortunately, in such a situation you cannot just be a nice guy; you also have to keep the pressure on internally.”
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Nico Rosberg says George Russell cannot afford to play the ‘nice guy’ in his rivalry with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton
“Unfortunately you have to make it difficult for the team. It’s a shame, but otherwise the team will always choose the easiest way.
“So it’s very awkward because George has to push – which he does on the radio, you hear him say things like ‘one more time’ and things like that. So he’s really trying to hold back.”
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