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Rosberg: We had to use an engine that's done six races

Nico Rosberg blamed his enforced need for a hasty change of Mercedes engine for the loss of speed that resulted in him qualifying only fourth on Saturday for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. His Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th pole in 12 races by topping the session, with a new upgraded engine, followed by the Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. It was Rosberg’s most disappointing qualifying effort of the season and a relative loss of power, on a circuit where it is essential, appeared to be the clearest reason. Rosberg was forced to change from the upgraded new engine introduced by Mercedes for this race after his unit developed a problem on Saturday...
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