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Mercedes: Spa not an open goal for Rosberg

Mercedes tech chief Paddy Lowe says it is wrong for people to assume that Nico Rosberg had an easy ride to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix given that Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton started from the back. It was wildly held that Rosberg faced an "open goal" as his main rival was penalised, but Lowe insists that it was a much harder weekend for the German than the result might have suggested. "I think that's completely wrong," Lowe told Motorsport.com. "It was very tough in qualifying  to get pole. "The lap he did on the soft was really phenomenal. While it's nice not to have the competition from Lewis in the garage, equally you are losing a reference. He...
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