Keke Rosberg

Formula 1 Season, 1983. Behind the balaclava, the reigning World Champion. Taming his unruly blond hair, Keke Rosburg closes his eyes and concentrates on the starting line. He’s not thinking about what is to follow. Because no driver is privy to that information. In motorsports, the future can hold tragedy. For the Finn, it will be magnificent. On a waterlogged Monaco circuit and on slicks no less, he will give us an unforgettable lesson in piloting. Two years later, his son Nico was born. The same Nico Rosberg who has just won last Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, following in his father’s footsteps thirty years on. A first in the history of Formula 1. Could it be a tear of joy that we see Keke Rosberg wiping away from behind that balaclava?

Hannah Dusar29 May 2013