Nico Rosberg's passport....lol

lol wtf?

 

he's a pretty boy but not THAT pretty

 

Schu; The new Berger?

 

That's a long way to go for that joke!

 

Could have been anyone. Most of the drivers refer to him as Britney.

 

Does anyone know why Nico Rosberg has a German passport?

He was born in Finland and resides in Monaco most of his life, so I am wondering how he qualified for a German passport. Nico has raced under Finnish and German license.

Interestingly, his father was born Swedish, but naturalised Finnish later on and went on to live in Monaco too. Keke raced as a Finnish.

 

He is German because he was born in...... voila!!! Germany

 

Actually Nico was born the 27th of June 1985 in Wiesbaden, West Germany.

 

So, I presume that his Finnish license was just to allow him to compete there?

 

I don't know. But I believe now he is under german license as I think the F1 license is determined by the nationality of the passport.

 

IIRC, he has both passports (not unusual) and his mother is German. Plus, as noted, he was born there.

I believe he chose to compete as a German when he "came of age". Dunno why.

Cheers,
Ian

 

I like the comment about, "I'd really be bad if they didn't notice the difference."

 

IIRC, he was borned in Germany, not Finland. He also lived with his mother with very little involvement from Keke, as a result of that, Nico never got along with his father because he felt Keke abandoned him and his mother. Which is why he rejects his Finnish heritage so publically.

Britney Spears, on the other hand, is an American.

 

Speaking for most if not all Americans... We're sorry.

 

hehehe...I suspect it's Button!

 

*LOL* That's cold.

 

See what I found on Wikepedia on the subject of Irvine nationality though:



"By virtue of being born in Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom, Irvine was a British citizen throughout his career. He also held a racing license issued by the National Sporting Authority of the Republic of Ireland. (Drivers are not compelled to obtain their license from their home country.)

The FIA's International Sporting Regulations state that drivers competing in FIA World Championships shall compete under the nationality of their passport, rather than that of the National Sporting Authority that issued their racing license, as is the case in other racing series.

This situation created some confusion as to Irvine's nationality when he appeared at podium ceremonies in the Formula One World Championship. At his first podium, a third place for Jordan at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, the British Union Flag was flown. However, at his third podium, a second place for Ferrari at the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix, an Irish Tricolour was mistakenly flown by the race organisers. This led to his family receiving threatening phone calls. Irvine then requested that at subsequent races, a politically neutral shamrock flag be flown, and the non-sectarian Londonderry Air be played to mark a victory.

An FIA spokesman said:
“ As far as we understand, Irvine has a British passport so the Union Jack should be raised. ... I understand he has a special flag, but our regulations do not allow this. ”
—FIA spokesman Francesco Longanesi.

Irvine has self-identified as being Irish:
“ But at the end of the day, I’m Irish. I mean, I’ve got a British passport, but if you’re from Ireland, north or south, you’re Irish. And ‘British’ is. . . such a nondescript thing, isn’t it? ”



I must be a ...nondescript thing !!

 

STFU Eddie!

 

Something I wouldn't be surprised if TSA did that.