Nico Rosberg apparently hasn’t stopped celebrating his Formula 1 World Driver Championship since he crossed the finish line in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 22.
In less than two weeks Rosberg has celebrated with the entire Mercedes-AMG Petronas staff at the team’s factory in Brackley, U.K., locals at Mercedes-Benz’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany and the whole of F1 at the FIA Gala. Apparently, the 31-year-old even celebrated with German soccer star Lukas Podolski.
The two German sports icons took a selfie together, with Podolski holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy the German national team won in 2014. Rosberg, likewise, was showing off his new hardware.
Selfie of champions !! 🇩🇪⚽🏎🏆 #2weltmeister #no1 #Poldi @nico_rosberg pic.twitter.com/XOjSXhytvJ
— Lukas-Podolski.com (@Podolski10) December 7, 2016
And don’t worry, they had somebody take a picture of them taking a picture — you know, to prove it actually happened.
Germany is world champion!! #2weltmeister 🏆💪🏻📸🇩🇪 @Podolski10 pic.twitter.com/EditYyfsul
— Nico Rosberg (@NicoRosberg) December 7, 2016
Unsurprisingly, this isn’t the first time the two countrymen have met. Podolski in 2013 rode shotgun with Rosberg on a flying lap of the fearsome Nurburgring Nordschleife, before hopping behind the wheel for a lap.
Although Rosberg and Podolski are both the same age, the two are at very different points in their career. Podolski is under contract with the Turkish club Galatasaray, whereas Rosberg — having realized his life goal — is already beginning life after professional sports.
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Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@nico_rosberg
