Three Formula One drivers tested their truck driving skills, as Nico Rosberg, Nico Hülkenberg and Pascal Wehrlein. The trio traded in their Formula One cockpits for the keys to a Mercedes-Benz truck; one of the many trucks that are used to transport the Formula One teams’ equipment around Europe during the busy season.
As it turns out, amazing racing skills don’t necessarily translate to equally amazing truck driving skills. Rosberg struggled with backing the oversized rig into the parking space surrounded by traffic cones, while getting behind the wheel of the truck returned Hülkenberg to his younger days when he used to shuttle trucks around his family’s haulage firm. Wehrlein also revealed that his currently taking HGV lessons.
The truck used in the video was a Mercedes-Benz Actros which was launched in 2012. It is the fourth version of trucks to carry the Actros name, which dates back to 1995. It’s a little special, since the front has been autographed by all three drivers.
