Pretemporada 2014

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14:45 Phil Waldron is next up in our "Ask Nico" section:

Lewis doesn't seem as mentally strong as yourself and some others. Is that something you work on alongside all the other aspects of racing (fitness, diet, engineering etc) or do your Finnish genes just make you naturally more chilled out?

Nico Rosberg: "It's the Finnish genes "

(Incidentally, Nico was very amused to find that one member of AUTOSPORT Live didn't know what a smiley was...)

14:45 While Rosberg answers your questions, Alonso and Sutil head out to join Magnussen on-track.

Nico Rosberg F1 Mercedes 201414:43 Our first question for Nico Rosberg is from Suvrajit Ganguly, who asks:

I know it's a very early stage in the game, but how different does the 2014-spec car feel from the cockpit? Are the differences in handling, sound and performance obvious?

Nico Rosberg: "The driving is similar. The tyres are harder at the moment so that makes it a bit more difficult....and the engine is different, especially because of having the low RPM - but good torque and needing to run higher gears in the corners. Last year we did a hairpin in first gear, this year it's maybe third."