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Fan Reveals Heartwarming Story of Nico Rosberg Offering Her a Helping Hand in Coronavirus

Published 05/01/2020, 12:45 PM EDT

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Former F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has offered to help one of his fans during the COVID-19 pandemic with an act of graciousness.

Covid-19 has brought the world to a standstill. Every major sporting event is facing the brunt of the Coronavirus pandemic. Over 3 million people worldwide are affected by this disease. French GP was the 10th race to canceled/postponed last week.

It all started will the late cancellation of the much-anticipated FP1 of the Australian GP weekend. The drivers only had the opportunity to test the cars in Barcelona. Even if F1 gets green light for the Austrian GP, it will be a 5-month gap for the drivers.

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Teams and Drivers are doing every bit to combat the pandemic. The UK based seven groups’ joined endeavors, named ‘Project Pitlane’, are a piece of an industry-wide exertion to fabricate and convey respiratory devices to help the national need.

A breathing aid created by engineers at Mercedes HPP, engineers at University College London (UCL), and clinicians at UCL Hospital was affirmed for use by the UK’s National Health Service in the fight against coronavirus.

Drivers like Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris are racing online for events like #RACEFORTHEWORLD. This race got a total donation of $71300. Charles Leclerc even went onto the roads of Monte Carlo to help the Monaco Red Cross in their humanitarian effort during the coronavirus pandemic.

Nico Rosberg helps a fan

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2016 World Champion, Nico Rosberg, has offered to pay £500 for food delivery in the wake of learning a fan was experiencing issues getting to the shops.

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After that, the endearing story rose on social media. It was after a fan called Laura shared an immediate message she got from the former Mercedes champion.

She had recently tweeted that she was experiencing difficulty walking because of an undiscovered neurological issue. Above all, she was stressing over having the option to get food supplies during the lockdown.

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Moreover, subsequent to learning the difficulties, Rosberg decides to come forward for the ailing fan.

The fan says: “I always say if you want to truly know someone, pay attention how they treat those who can do nothing for them. Today, I got this message, and was floored. Every time I’ve met Nico, he’s been kind. But to do this? Believe me, he’s a wonderful person. I swear I’ll pay it forward.”

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Abhay Aggarwal

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Abhay Aggarwal is sports analyst at EssentiallySports. Having joined ES in early 2020, he has over 300 NASCAR, Formula 1, and Tennis articles to his name. Abhay has been an avid motorsports fan for over a decade, and he even attended the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in 2011.
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