“I put a woman’s… erm… what do you call them? The thing you put in your underwear. Sanitary towel – I put that on my forehead in my helmet to take up the sweat.”
It is not the first time the German has adopted for a novel solution to a common problem, with temperatures in Kuala Lumpur well over 30 degrees celcius. Since the beginning of last year he has been flying to races wearing a face mask to stop getting ill while on a flight.
Rosberg finished second behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Australia
The more pressing problem for Rosberg this weekend is getting on terms with Hamilton, with Mercedes again expected to be dominant. The world awaits his next resourceful innovation.