What happened to Nico Rosberg at the United States GP in 2015? Remember when he lost the lead after a strange spin? Lewis Hamilton won the race quite easily, retaining the championship title and becoming a three-time world champion. Notably, anything Rosberg vs Hamilton was fiery and intense during their years at Mercedes together.

The duo famously were childhood friends and had known each other since karting days. Things went sour when they found a competitive threat and championship rival in each other. The fortunate or the unfortunate part of the whole fiasco was the fact that they shared the same team.

Before the US Grand Prix commenced, Hamilton had won two consecutive races, extending his championship charge. The driver won the US Grand Prix too, sealing his world championship title that year. Later on, a famous interview of Rosberg’s post-race did the rounds on social media. Titled “Nico Rosberg goes crazy Lewis Hamilton won”, fans found it hilarious and misleading at the same time.

In the video, a clearly dejected Rosberg said, “Yeah, I just go wheel spin, and it’s never happened to me ever. You know not even testing and racing, never ever something like that. So I thought I can’t explain it…” Though the driver was upset, “crazy,” was not the word that defined him in the interview.

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Notably, if the German driver won that race, it would’ve kept his championship chances alive. Because he went on to win three races back to back after the US Grand Prix.

The classic Lewis Hamilton vs Nico Rosberg drama

This race was one of the most dramatic ones in the history of F1. There was an added pressure to things given, it was set to decide Hamilton the world champion, but Rosberg’s spin became the talking point of the town. The driver lost the comfortable lead he had once earned.

Further, Sebastian Vettel was also right on Rosberg’s tail, where he even had the opportunity to overtake him. However, this was only one race that defines the Hamilton vs Rosberg rivalry. And who can forget the epic cap throwing that happened in the cool-down room after the race?

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Though F1 misses these moments, the sport is still not deprived of on-track and off-track drama. What do you think? Can anyone else irk Hamilton the way Rosberg once did?