Nico Rosberg Begs Fans

Nico Rosberg has called on Formula One fans to 'forgive and forget' after being booed on the podium for the second successive race.

Following his collision on the second lap of the Belgian Grand Prix with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, which led to the Briton later retiring, Rosberg was severely heckled as he collected his trophy for finishing second.

 

Rosberg suggested post-race it was 'the British people' who had turned against him, but the scenes following the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday confirmed it was not just Hamilton's countrymen now against him.

 

'I have apologised, I can't really do anything more than that.'

Even Hamilton, booed himself in Italy in the past, has claimed he felt 'awkward...to hear them booing Nico.'

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has also called on the fans to lay off his driver, who he feels is being affected by the situation.

'First of all, there shouldn't be any booing on the podium,' insisted Wolff.

'That's for the top three guys who have had a mega-race and, whoever it is, there shouldn't be booing. We're a sport, sport should unite.

Go And Sin No More Son....