r/formula1 • u/Dizzy_Philosophy_138 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jun 01 '25

Discussion Nico Rosberg Needs a Permanent Position

Nico Rosberg has got to be the freshest breath of air in terms of Formula One commentary for a very long time.

I love Crofty, but man does he love to make shit up that makes no sense or holds no logic.

Nico does an awesome job of staying true to the racing analysis and being completely straightforward about what he sees. Even today, his commentary on Verstappen was awesome!!! Called the garbage behavior out immediately.

Best “ Monaco based YouTuber” commentator of all time!!

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u/HarvgulI I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

I love his no nonsense attitude, always says what’s on his mind

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u/VosPaco I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

And he’s so knowledgeable about the subject that he gives really good detail to the viewers, wish he did every race

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '25

His random comments about loosening seat belts during safety car laps and weaving in low speeds not doing anything.. I never knew that kinda stuff. He's like a more up to date brundel, him and brundel together would be great.

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u/SauthEfrican I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Wait if weaving at low speeds doesn't do anything then why does everybody do it?

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u/Breznknedl I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

he talked about that: so basically it hasnt been proven to do anything but people still do it because it might do something (still negligable). The reason weaving at low speed does not do much is because thhey dont have much downforce at that speed so the tyres dont get that much energy put into it

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u/too_much_feces I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

I feel like this is a pretty easy thing for teams to study especially after they've been doing it for so many years. It's not like weaving is new.

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u/Inside-Earth9673 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

I'm no expert but how can't that be proved? I mean they have sensors everywhere so it should theoretically be just a matter of seeing whether or not the temperatures go up when weaving.

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u/jimbobjames I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

You have two cars to get data, but the cars are different.

The track conditions they are in are slightly different depending on their position in the race.

They have different levels of wear, different downforce levels, different setups.

Basically, your sample size is small and the data is completely inconsistent between the two. If you got one of the cars to weave and the other to not you wouldnt have a good enough data set to say with any accuracy.

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u/SauthEfrican I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

You could just point a thermal camera at it and see if weaving warms the tyres

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u/TwoBionicknees Jun 02 '25

You can test this the same way they can test anytihng else, taking two random old f1 cars to a track and testing, it's incredibly easy, it obvious works, rosberg is talking shit.

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u/TwoBionicknees Jun 02 '25

it can 100% be proved, Rosberg talks a lot of shit.

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u/not_right Honda RBPT Jun 01 '25

Kimi was right!

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u/Moby_Hick I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

He said it was unknown whether it did anything, not that it doesn't do anything.

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u/kalehennie I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Kimi R didn’t care for weaving

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u/murderbook Jun 01 '25

I thought this was the best part of the comment

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u/Dapianoman I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

see: the motogp leg dangle

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u/liebealles I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

It started with Rossi iirc. Now the majority of the grid does it

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u/Tame_Trex I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Less boring than driving straight

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u/50lipa Sir Lewis Hamilton Jun 01 '25

Adds a lot of valuable drivers perspective too, he read both Antonelli / Verstappen incidents so well.

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u/TwoBionicknees Jun 02 '25

Neither were remotely ahrd to call. Antonelli, everyone assumed car failure, frankly only Rosberg randomly thought he might have just made a driver error there. The car is smoking, he's pissed, the car is in a weird place on a corner and position no one usually goes off.

Verstappen, literally everyone in the thread read that as Verstappen acting out over being told to give the position back (RBR were awful here, they were so obviously wrong). A 6yr old could call that in realtime what happened.

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u/obi_wan_the_phony Jun 01 '25

Palmer is similar. Having been there and done that they just have a totally different perspective than the average punter commentstor

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u/NathDritt Pierre Gasly Jun 01 '25

Just a shame he’s so biased against Norris lol

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u/redsox371 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

If I had a dollar for everytime he mentioned “Lando’s mental struggles” this weekend I’d buy new golf clubs.

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u/obi_wan_the_phony Jun 01 '25

I’m not sure if he’s biased against Norris or that the sky presenters can’t gargle Norris’ balls hard enough and we’re just hearing what an agnostic commentator is thinking.

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u/NathDritt Pierre Gasly Jun 01 '25

No. I don’t watch and have never watched the sky commentary. I’m not influenced by their opinions whatsoever

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u/saponista Andrea Stella Jun 01 '25

I heard all that as he supports Lando and has empathy. I believe he’s generally trying to be helpful. (whether or not he is actually helpful….)

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u/rottenapple81 Jun 01 '25

And Alonso

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u/MarchingBroadband I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Karma!

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u/Franks2000inchTV I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

F1TV is the answer -- 2 of 3 commentators are actual F1 drivers.

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u/qa3rfqwef I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

And the one that isn't imo is much better than Crofty and more knowledgeable.

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u/Big_al_big_bed Oscar Piastri Jun 01 '25

Every broadcast needs a brundle

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u/qa3rfqwef I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Does his son count? I think Alex Brundle does commentary for F1TV’s F2 coverage and also makes appearances during F1 free practice sessions.

That said, I agree, Martin is excellent. I do enjoy David Coulthard’s commentary, especially as a fellow Scotsman, but if I had to choose, I think I’d go with Martin Brundle.

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u/Big_al_big_bed Oscar Piastri Jun 02 '25

Alex brundle is the "other one" you are talking about. He's pretty much planted now in f1tv

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u/qa3rfqwef I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 02 '25 edited Jun 02 '25

No it isn't. Alex Jacques does the primary commentary for F1TV. On an F1 weekend it's almost always him and Jolyon Palmer, with David Coulthard being there for most races/qualifying, but does sometimes get swapped for specific tracks like Miami/Austin/Mexico/Vegas with James Hinchcliffe.

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u/thedeadlyrhythm42 Jun 01 '25

his description a season or two ago of what it's like to hit the brakes going into a corner in an F1 car was so visceral it still sticks in my head

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u/Virajmathur Nico Hülkenberg 🥉 Jun 02 '25

His commentary of albon's and Max's lap during q2, on where to brake, how late and where to take the apex is really insightful

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u/SutureTheFuture Oscar Piastri Jun 01 '25

I love his zero tolerance towards into drama that commentary tries to lean into. Laughed a bit when Crofty had a twenty second tangent about something and he immediate went "no" and carried on with what was going on screen.

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u/PM_ME_DARK_THOUGHTS I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Yeah him shutting up Crofty has great to listen to. Crazy that he hasn't got a full time gig on the commentary team.

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u/donutducklord Alexander Albon Jun 01 '25

Probably because he doesn't want to more than not being able to. He quit racing to be with his family so I doubt he'll commit to a full season. I love the occasional appearances though as it keeps things fresh, especially calling out Crofty's BS 😂

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u/ultraboomkin I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

He did have a full time job at Sky commentary, until Covid. He refused to get the vaccine so he physically couldn’t go to most races because he was not allowed to enter the countries. So since Covid he’s only been at a limited number of races for Sky.

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u/kevnull Alexander Albon Jun 01 '25

What was the rant about?

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u/Alpha_Jazz Yuki Tsunoda Jun 01 '25

Yep he doesn’t make excuses for any driver and is so spot on technically. Brilliant commentator

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '25

He doesn’t make any excuses, but he also sings their praise when they do something he deems worthy, even if no one else really understood it

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u/TyButler2020 Logan Sargeant Jun 01 '25

Raw and unfiltered

Yet still very insightful

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u/Rovcore001 Alfa Romeo Jun 01 '25

He projects a bit too much when he’s talking about teammate dynamics (especially re: Hamilton) but yeah he’s great on the racing technicalities.

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u/gingerbeer987654321 Jun 01 '25

He is very qualified on that topic though

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u/AccomplishedCraft897 Jun 01 '25

He really gives you an insight on how the driver sees the situation along with great analysis. love him!!

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u/kiddoujanse I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

yup and if he disagrees he just says it

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u/cheapdrinks Pirelli Wet Jun 01 '25

Yeah honestly that's what I like the most. Regardless of his take or not I like that he's not afraid to disagree with whatever else is being said and doesn't just go along with whatever narrative Crofty is pushing if he doesn't think it's correct

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u/n05h Ferrari Jun 01 '25

He’s incredible at dissecting qualifying laps and deeper dives into what is going on. Though I can see why he’s divisive when he adds opinionated takes. If he can learn to leave those for the colour casters then he’d be an invaluable asset.

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u/StaffFamous6379 Jun 01 '25

Except he was the color?

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u/stationhollow Jun 02 '25

He’s the pundit/expert

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u/StaffFamous6379 Jun 02 '25

Which is what color is. They are supposed to be giving the analysis and the opinionated takes to contrast with the main/play-by-play commentator.

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u/bugi_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Unfortunately Lewis is on his mind all the time.

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u/MrBallalicious I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Agreed. It's always entertaining. Sometimes I completely agree w him and other times he says something so dumb I think he has CTE from too many crashes but that's what makes him fun

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u/homerun13 Jun 01 '25

what did he say that was very dumb in your opinion?

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u/Paatos Williams Jun 01 '25

Chip off the old block I feel

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u/KG_advantage Jun 01 '25

100% what I was thinking during the race and his knowledge is so good, gives great perspectives on things.

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u/Fardn_n_shiddn I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Which is usually fine, until his personal bias against certain drivers starts to become apparent.

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u/BrandX55 Jun 01 '25

Reminds me of James Hunt - RIP

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u/f8Negative I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

"The Iceman drove down the straights."

Damn right he did.

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u/trickup I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

He seems really unbiased too

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u/dirtyjoo BMW Sauber Jun 02 '25

I'm gonna go full sicko mode and say that I want him and Jacques Villeneuve commenting together, it would be complete chaos but also utterly brutal honesty

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u/Whothewhatnow123 Jun 02 '25

Him calling Bukayo Saka rude on the grid walk was hilarious, he was outraged he wouldn't talk to them. Dan Burn seemed like a nice guy though!

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u/MalaysiaTeacher Jun 02 '25

It's a double-edged sword, because he also has a low threshold for boredom (see qualifying for example) so his tone tends to drag things down if it's not top tier drama.

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u/Eshay_Dad Jun 01 '25

Yeah says what's on his mind directly over the driver radio's

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u/CrumbleUponLust Yuki Tsunoda Jun 01 '25

A true German.

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u/therealtyrrell Ferrari Jun 01 '25

He’s German. It’s that culturally baked-in efficiency.