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Nico Rosberg says Lewis Hamilton always suspected a ‘conspiracy’ when things didn’t go his way

Nico Rosberg has revealed the paranoia teammate Lewis Hamilton experienced during their rivalry at Mercedes. Hamilton defeated Rosberg in the 2014 title decider and then…

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Published: Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 1:00 PM

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Nico Rosberg stated Lewis Hamilton suspected a conspiracy whenever things did not go his way at Mercedes.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff swapped both drivers' mechanic crews ahead of the 2016 Formula 1 season.
Rosberg argued that Hamilton struggled more with the swap and harmed his own campaign by complaining.

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Former Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg revealed that Lewis Hamilton often suspected a "conspiracy" whenever things went wrong during their intense rivalry at Mercedes. Speaking on F1's Beyond the Grid podcast, Rosberg explained that Hamilton struggled following team principal Toto Wolff's decision to swap their mechanic crews ahead of the 2016 season.

Rosberg stated that Hamilton shot himself in the foot by complaining and engaging with those frustrations early in 2016. Hamilton also faced significant unreliability issues that year, eventually losing the championship to Rosberg by five points before Rosberg retired from the sport.

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