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Villeneuve blasts '100% wrong' Rosberg in Spain crash

 XPB Images 1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve lays the blame for the Mercedes first-lap collision at the Spanish Grand Prix firmly at the door of Nico Rosberg, labelling his actions “100 per cent wrong”. Having slipstreamed past pole sitter Lewis Hamilton at the first corner, Rosberg was then on the wrong engine mode, which allowed his team-mate to close back on him on the approach of turn four. Hamilton tried a move on the inside only for the race leader to close the door. The triple world champion ended up spinning on the grass and sliding sideways into Rosberg, thus taking both W07s out of the race. Mercedes non executive chairman Niki Lauda called the incident...
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