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Rosberg: Pure luck I avoided barriers

– Nico Rosberg says it was "pure luck" that he avoided hitting the barriers after his dramatic tyre failure during practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.Rosberg, who topped both of Friday's sessions at Spa-Francorchamps, was sent into a high-speed spin after his right-rear tyre failed approaching Blanchimont."It felt great out there and I was happy with my pace," said Rosberg."In the second session it was quite a shocking moment for me when my rear tyre failed. When you are going as fast as 300 km/h and something goes wrong, that's a horrible feeling."I thought I would end up in the wall and, to be honest, it was pure luck that I didn't."We now need...
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