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Nico Rosberg's F1 helmet to display tribute to Germany's World Cup heroes

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Nico Rosberg will pay tribute to Germany's World Cup heroes by having the famous trophy painted onto his Mercedes F1 helmet this weekend.

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg will pay tribute to Germany's World Cup stars by wearing a helmet display an image of the much-coveted trophy.

The German driver will don the headgear during this weekend's Grand Prix in his homeland after Joachim Low's side earned a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday.

Rosberg, who today signed a new long-term deal with Mercedes, will also display 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014 to signal the dates in which Germany won the global tournament.

The 29-year-old posted an image of the helmet on Twitter, along with the message: "this will be my Hockenheim World Cup special edition helmet with the FIFA trophy. How do you like it???"


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