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Lauda: "Rosberg gave Mercedes no time for a back-up plan"

Mercedes' non-executive chairman Niki Lauda admitted he was unhappy with the timing of Nico Rosberg's announcement, saying the retiring champion didn't give his team enough notice to prepare a "Plan B". Rosberg shocked the motorsport world by announcing he was calling time on his career at the FIA Prize Gala on Friday, five days on from winning his maiden F1 world championship. The German, originally slated to continue with Mercedes through 2018, had only told the team of his decision earlier in the week - and, according to Lauda, he left a "huge hole" in F1's top team in doing so. "What annoys me the most is that now Nico is telling us that he would have continued...
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