Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are almost like “enemies” now as the battle for the Formula 1 drivers’ title heads into its decisive final stage.
Rosberg takes a 22 point lead over Hamilton into the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend, the 14th round in the championship, but it is the Briton who arguably has the momentum after winning last time out in Italy.
The relationship between Rosberg and Hamilton has been severely tested this year and the collision at Spa recently saw it plummet to new lows.
“It has changed from, let us say, an almost amicable relationship at the beginning of the season to a very intense moment [in Belgium], where it was almost like realising these two are enemies competing for the world title,” Wolff told BBC Sport.