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Rosberg adapted driving style to avoid DNF in Oz
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Mercedes has revealed that Australian Grand Prix winner Nico Rosberg managed to survive a potentially critical brake problem by adapting his driving style around Melbourne’s Albert Park. The German picked up a piece of debris in the front-right brake duct of his W07 on lap 30 of the 57-lap season-opening contest, which resulted in a sudden surge in brake caliper temperature. In the wake of the FIA’s fresh ban on radio communications, Mercedes could not warn his driver and almost called him into retirement despite Rosberg having taken the lead after Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel had to make an extra stop. Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff said after the race that...
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