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Nico Rosberg

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The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

My helmet, you'll see it's carbon, pure carbon black because I figured out that the paint was 80 grams.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

So I chopped out the paint because one kilogram of our body weight, including helmet over whatever, was three hundredths of a second per lap slower.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

Crazy, huh?

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

So just one kilogram.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

I mean, take a kilogram.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

And this car weighs 700 kilos.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

One kilogram resulted in every lap three hundredths of a second slower.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

Calculated from the simulation from the computer.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

Is that nuts?

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

And it is factually true because we also know that 10 kilograms of fuel is always three tenths of a second per lap.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

So we know that.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

10 kilograms fuel is three tenths, which is a lot.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

One kilogram, three hundredths.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

That's two seconds of race time.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

Very often the difference between winning and losing because Louis and I were always stacked up in our gearboxes, crossing the finish line most of the time.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

So it's the difference, winning or losing.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

One kilogram.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

So what did I do?

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

Helmet paint.

The High Performance Podcast
Nico Rosberg: The F1 Champion Who Disappeared (E414)

Then I did, what else did I do?