Nico Rosberg had better brace for the backlash from Lewis Hamilton after ending his Mercedes teammate’s run of four wins in a row and taking the Formula One championship lead.
Jenson Button, who partnered Hamilton at McLaren from 2010 to 2012, was sure from his own experience that his fellow-Briton would come back harder than ever from his Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
Mercedes, winners of all six races so far this season, are in a class of their own and the next race in Canada is one of Hamilton’s old favourites having won there three times in the last six years.
“I always remember with Lewis that when we had a tussle in a race, or there was an issue between us or with the team, he would have a really bad race and be quite outspoken and quite emotional about it,” Button recalled.