Marketing Ploy or Real? Nico Rosberg Scares David Coultard During a Ride Around the 'Ring in an SLS AMG

We all know that no matter how good of a driver you may be, it's one thing being in control behind the steering wheel and another when you're seated on the passenger side of the vehicle.

But could that really be the case when the passenger happens to be an experienced former Formula One racing driver like David Coulthard?

Well, that's what this video would like us to believe. It shows Mercedes-Benz F1 driver Nico Rosberg taking the Scotsman for a quick lap around the partly wet Nürburgring-Nordschleife in an SLS AMG Gullwing and supposedly scaring him in the process. Watch it after the jump and tell us what you think.

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