Much more than just a pretty face

Posted on 12/04/2010

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Nico Rosberg's girlfriend is designing the interior of the new Lotus motor home.

Vivian Sibold, who is Rosberg's long-time partner, studied interior design in New York and Milan and is now establishing her own business. They live together in Monaco, and spent the weekend of the Malaysian Grand Prix together, as Sibold - whose family has been friends with the Rosberg family for years - is working on three-storey penthouses in Kuala Lumpur. Another of her projects is the paddock presence of the new Lotus team, which will debut ahead of the European season next month.

"I've seen the plans and they're very cool,” said Rosberg. “It will be the new party-central of Formula One.”