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Mercedes nearly retired Rosberg over brake issue
Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes was considering retiring Nico Rosberg from the lead of the Australian Grand Prix after his car developed brake problems. The German romped to victory in the 2016 F1 season opening Australian Grand Prix after turning around an early deficit to Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari with the help of a strategy call that saw him go long to the end following a red flag stop, unlike his rival. However, the win was not at plain sailing as it looked from outside according to Wolff, who says the W07 was suffering with high brake caliper temperatures to the point there was a consideration of retiring him. “It was so far unconventional that we suffered some little dramas as...
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