No sweat as Nico Rosberg aims for head start

Formula One’s toughest race of the year on Sunday will be no sweat for Nico Rosberg – thanks to the use of a sanitary towel as a headband.

Rosberg was unafraid to divulge his eyebrow-raising secret ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix where the heat and humidity play a significant role in the event. Mid-afternoon temperatures, at a time when qualifying and the race unfold, often hit the mid-30s degrees centigrade, whilst humidity soars into the 80% range.

Yet Mercedes driver Rosberg has come up with a plan to aid his cause at the Sepang International Circuit as he bids to keep reigning world champion and team-mate Lewis Hamilton in check. Rosberg, who often uses a headband for track runs, told Sky Sports News: “I have an issue with my eye when I sweat a lot, so that’s what the headband is for, and it would help here. “Actually, I do have a sort of a headband in my helmet. It’s my trick... I can say it, why not? I put a woman’s... erm... what do you call them? The thing you put in inside your underwear.”