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Mercedes "thought about retiring" Rosberg over brake caliper drama
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admitted that Australian Grand Prix winner Nico Rosberg was in serious danger of not making the finish of the race due to rising brake caliper temperatures. Rosberg, running on a one-stop strategy, headed a Mercedes 1-2 for his fourth consecutive win, finishing eight seconds ahead of reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton. But, as Wolff admitted, it was far from smooth sailing for the race winner. "We had a problem on Nico's car with brake caliper tempreatures which kept creeping up, almost to a stage where we thought about retiring the car," he said. "That was two-thirds into the race. It debris we caught in the caliper. "Then it stabilised at...
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