Rosberg won his maiden F1 World Drivers’ Championship in 2016, edging out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a dramatic finish in Abu Dhabi.

But the German promptly retired at the age of 31 and has spent the last 12 months “working on his bucket list”.

And one of the things he desperately wanted to do was watch Roger Federer at Wimbledon from the best seat in the house.

“Tennis has always been a passion and I’ve always watched all the tennis,” Rosberg told the BBC.

“I’m a big fan of Federer of course and then finally Royal Box, Centre Court…wow!

“It was magical and legendary to watch Federer on his way to his eighth title which is one of the biggest achievements the sport world has ever seen.

“You’re in awe of what you see, the English etiquette and the peacefulness.

“This whole space is just so quiet and you hear every little bounce and every little drop.”

Rosberg raced in F1 206 times, securing 23 Grand Prix victories and more than 1500 championship points.

But he has also revealed that he might have ended up accumulating ATP World Tour ranking points instead had his father Keke, also a former F1 driver, not wanted him to follow in his own footsteps.

“I was in the Monaco national team as a tennis player when I was young and it was a really a potential career route at one point,” Rosberg added.

“My mum was encouraging me that way and my dad more to the racing, funnily enough!

“But then I chose the racing.”