Originally Posted by Caxton:
“I agree he was a very sore loser and had an attitude not to be proud of. I do not think he even sprayed the champagne on the podium, but just stood there. I know it was a big disappointment for him but he should not have acted like a spoilt child.”
I think you're being too hard on him. I'm no fan of Nico's, especially since Monaco and Spa last year, it's got to be hitting him pretty hard.
He's worked his arse off at Mercedes, putting up with performance and reliability issues and when he finally DOES get a dominant car, he had to compete against one of the best drivers in F1 today. Not only that but he's lost the team battle in all three years of them racing at Merc, twice in a WDC battle.
He had a chance for the WDC, and he lost that. He was ahead in the points of Hamilton multiple times last year, and still he lost out. He's perhaps realizing that with Hamilton as his team mate, he doesn't stand a chance - which means he's admitting to himself, right now, that he's second best. And that's a hard truth to swallow for somebody so competitive.
I can excuse Rosberg's attitude, him petulantly throwing the cap back and not being in the mood to celebrate on the podium. He's human and just taken a massive hit to the sack - I'd think there was something wrong with him if he wasn't affected by the result.
Hell, even Seb momentarily looked a bit choked when he commented on losing the WDC chance this year with Lewis's win.