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Rosberg rues ‘unnecessary' mistake as Hamilton stretches championship lead

+ Nico Rosberg was left rueing an ‘unnecessary’ mistake on the opening lap of the Russian Grand Prix that allowed his team-mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton to stretch his championship lead to 17 points. Rosberg attacked Hamilton down the inside of Turn 2 on the opening lap os Sunday’s race but locked his tyres heavily, sliding wide but taking the lead. The German quickly handed the position back to his team-mate and pitted at the end of the lap for fresh rubber due to vibrations from his badly flatspotted tyres, dropping to 20th. Rosberg, on fresh Pirelli rubber, charged through the field to ultimately finish a distant second to Hamilton, but the Englishman’s four win on the...
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