Nico Rosberg took a unique approach to training ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix as he jogged all 88 floors of one of the Petronas Towers.
Rosberg ran up 2,170 steps in an impressive 19 minutes, before revelling in the breathtaking night views from the summit. The 1,483 foot Kuala Lumpur towers were the tallest buildings in the world between 1998 and 2004.
On reaching the summit the German, who finished runner-up to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in last season's world championship and the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, posted a brief video message to his followers. With a dominant car at his disposal again Rosberg will hope to go one better than he did last year in Malaysia, where he was beaten to the top step of the podium by Hamilton.
great training session up one of the Petronas twin towers in KL. 2170 steps!! they are high!
https://t.co/uy7qvJTXNA pic.twitter.com/pzfZTvx85I— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) March 23, 2015
Tower 1 of the PETRONAS Twin Towers becomes @nico_rosberg's gym for the day. 2170 steps, up 84 floors in 19 mins. https://t.co/w0nhn5Ep7h— PETRONAS Motorsports (@PET_Motorsports) March 23, 2015
Nate is assistant editor of ESPNF1
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