The Nico Rosberg curse: Ex-F1 champ responds to haunting Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen

The Nico Rosberg curse plagued the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix.
 - Qualifying, Nico Rosberg
- Qualifying, Nico Rosberg

The 2016 F1 champion is at the centre of an amusing theory that, whenever he posts a picture to social media, it results in defeat for t💮he unlucky person he has pictured.

Lewis Ham𓂃ilton and Max Verstappen both fell foul of the Rosberg cause in Budapest.

The Nico Rosberg curse: Ex-F1 champ responds to haunting Hamilton and Verstappen

꧃On Saturday Rosberg posted a photo of Verstappen’s Red Bull, before the reigning champion surprisingly lost out on ಌpole position.

On Sunday Rosberg snapped 𒅌pole-sitter Hamilton’s M꧙ercedes, and just one lap later his former teammate had slipped several places back.

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“On r꧑ace weekends I post a photo ꧒of a car, then that car goes poorly!

“I need to [hit] the pause button.

“On Saturday I posted Max’s car and he lost in qualify🌺ing. On Sunday I posted Lewis’ car and that went completely wrong. That’s the back-story behind this.”

But the Nico Rosberg curse stretches back years and even int๊o other sports.

The Nico Rosberg curse: Ex-F1 champ responds to haunting Hamilton and Verstappen

In the past he has sensationally predicted Charles Leclerc to win the Monaco Grand Prix… then the Ferrari driver withdrew before it🔴 eve💦n started.

And Rosberg picked 🌱Germa🐓ny to beat England at Euro 2020 - and was also spectacularly wrong.

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