Nico Rosberg asks a child to apologize for calling him an old nickname he hates

Nico Rosberg has asked a child journalist to apologize after he branded him with an old nickname live during a moment of joy during the Hungarian Grand Prix. The incident happened while Rosberg was co-commentating the Hungarian Grand Prix with youngsters as part of the special junior F1 stream.

Rosberg had shared the nickname earlier on the show, but clearly had no intention of reusing it. Junior F1 presenter Scarlett said: "Good luck Britney, hope you are well."

But, Rosberg quickly fired back, "No, Scarlett, that wasn't cool. I'm sharing a secret there with you guys, it wasn't cool at all. Scarlett fired back again, "Thank you Britney."

But Rosberg was not happy and demanded that she stop. The 2016 champion commented: "Please apologise." Scarlett replied, "Sorry."

Rosberg accepted the apology but quickly walked out of the commentary booth. Commentator Harry Benjamin smiled as he told Scarlett she was "playing with fire".

Rosberg is believed to have first received the nickname during his debut season in F1 in 2006. Mark Webber referred to Rosberg as 'Britney' after the German driver crashed into his back at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The contact damaged his front wing and Rosberg crashed. Passing the wreckage, Webber told his race engineers, "Britney is in the wall." The nickname is a reference to Britney Spears due to Rosberg's blonde hair. But F1 fans quickly saw the funny side, with many praising Scarlett for making the remark.

@MrJamesCosgrove wrote: "Big thanks to Scarlett from the cover of Sky F1 Juniors who said 'goodbye Britney' when Nico Rosberg left the comment box earlier. Highlight of the weekend. @chrisbrodie12 added: "The young girl called Nico Rosberg Britney and then got a real scolding from him and told him to apologise...priceless."

@formulawah posted: "The F1 juniors daughter was Nico Rosberg Britney. He was like excuse me!!!! This stuff is really funny, I like it. @MacAndEz2 wrote: ''Please excuse yourself' lmaoooooooo whatever you say Britney."(sic)

Rosberg had opened up about the nickname to junior F1 presenters just eight laps before the falling out. He explained, “Do you know the nickname they used to give me? Can you guess, I had long blond hair. What was the nickname other drivers gave me?"

With Benjamin's help, Scarlett replied, "Britney Spears." Rosberg replied, "Yeah, they called me Britney, was that cool? Wasn't that cool?"