Robin Rogalski. Ścigać się po marzenia | Mentallista #012

In the twelfth episode of The Mentallist, Emil Dąbrowski's guest is Robin Rogalski, a GT3 racing driver representing Audi Sport, a man who has for years operated in a world of pressure, speed, competition, and constant pursuit of results. This is a conversation about motorsport without a romantic filter. We discuss what goes through a driver's mind before the start, why fear fades into the background on the track, and why sometimes going too slow is a greater failure than going off the track when you're fighting for first place. We discuss a mindset that isn't just about winning, but about absolute domination over your rivals. We also discuss the price of living life at top speed. We discuss overstimulation, the difficulty of resting, the fatigue that doesn't end after leaving the track, and how difficult it is to find joy in simple things when your body and mind have spent years learning to function in result mode. It's also a conversation about family, money, and responsibility. About his father, who helped Robin enter the world of racing, about his work in a prosthetics lab, the discipline he learned at home, and the moment when, after losing his dad, he had to grow up faster than planned. This episode isn't just about cars. It's a conversation about control, ambition, loss, relationships, masks, dreams, and the question of whether it's worth racing for a life you truly don't want to regret. Prefer to listen? The Mentallist is now on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1z5aofP... This episode was created in collaboration with the Namayiana Association. Visit the website: https://namayiana.org 00:00 – Intro 01:21 – Who is Robin Rogalski? 01:49 – What does a racing driver feel 10 seconds before the start? 03:59 – Breakdown at 250 km/h: A situation where "I could have been gone" 06:14 – Working with a psychologist and the role of hypnosis in sports 08:26 – Warrior mentality: Is it about humiliating your rivals? 10:25 – What is true victory? 11:57 – The price of success and the difficulty of finding joy in the little things 15:40 – Beginnings in motorsport and entering the adult world 17:40 – Finances in racing: A million-euro season 18:10 – Working in Dad's prosthetics lab 25:30 – How did his father's death change Robin's approach to life? 29:23 – What does a racing driver's daily driving look like? 31:51 – When everything goes wrong: Engine failure and team mistakes 38:34 – Talk about everything: "Either you're in or we're out" 43:10 – Why are relationships worth more than money? 48:33 – Question for the next guest