Nico Rosberg may not have appreciated Michael Schumacher’s mind games during their time at Mercedes but he says it helped him take on Lewis Hamilton, and win.

Rosberg joined Mercedes in 2010, teaming up with the returning Schumacher.

The first sign that Schumacher held all the cards was when the seven-time World Champion was handed Rosberg’s car number, 3, because of superstitious reasons.

Rosberg was the one to beat, at least out on track, taking three podiums in the team’s first season while Schumacher failed to reach the top-three.

However, it was the elder statesman who played the team-mate game better as he used mind games to throw Rosberg off.

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