Rosberg's 'valuable' advice for Norris: 'He needs to see a psychologist'

18:41, 31 May

Updated: 19:10, 31 May

byNorberto Mujica

Former F1 champion Nico Rosberg believes Lando Norris could benefit from a tool the German wielded to win his sole F1 title, as he believes the Briton suffers from 'mental issues.'

For Rosberg, Oscar Piastri is the total opposito of Norris. "Oscar's lap was beautiful, perfect. Under the highest pressure he always delivers the maximum of his potential," he said to Sky Sports.

On the other hand, the British McLaren driver made several mistakes, and the German thinks he knows why. "Lando's lap from Turn 1 onwards, he overdid it. He went wide, went off line, got extra snaps and that resulted in two snaps down."

"Pole position was in [his] head today. Unfortunately, we see over and over from Lando, when the pressure is highest, we see these little mistakes creeping in."

'Norris needs to see a psychologist'

Thus Rosberg has an advice for Norris, which he is certain of the positive impact it has, since he used it himself to win the 2016 F1 drivers' title from then teammate Lewis Hamilton, when they were both driving for Mercedes.

"Everything had gone perfectly for Lando. He was first until that last run. From my point of view, he needs to work on the mental side. We all work hours and hours training our bodies."

"I don't know if Lando has a mental coach. Does he work with a psychologist or not? He definitely should because there's so much value in that."

"I worked with one, just to help us understand the best possible approach. I did two hours every two days leading up to the season. It was more difficult than the physical training. It was insanely difficult and extremely valuable."