Rosberg says Schumacher struggled to adapt during Mercedes return

Nico Rosberg, who was Michael Schumacher's teammate at Mercedes across three seasons, says the only area where the seven-time world champion showed decline from his peak was in adapting to new situations. Rosberg described racing as requiring constant adaptation to changing grip and fuel levels from lap to lap.

Rosberg pointed to Schumacher's crash with Bruno Senna at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix as an example. He said Schumacher had never previously raced with DRS, and that when he activated it he failed to adjust his braking point for the extra speed, leading to a major accident.

Schumacher returned to the grid with Mercedes in 2010, when the manufacturer made its comeback as a works team, and retired again at the end of 2012. Rosberg made the comments on the High Performance Podcast.