Originally Posted by Matt35:
“It looks like nico basically tried to take both of them out which would keep his points gap and it failed. Sounds crazy but the footage doesn't lie. Obviously the excuse of brake failure is already out there. I'm not sure the stewards will accept his excuses. I too was amazed that he blamed Lewis.”
I don't believe the brake failure argument either - and neither will the stewards. The team are trying to be clever here because it's not always clear if a rear brake failure occurs or how it shows up in the sensor logs.
It's damage limitation trying to get Rosberg out of a severe penalty.But given how long the stewards are taking to debate this, it's not looking good.
I'm don't think that Rosberg tried to take Hamilton out - I think he simply tried to hang Lewis out to dry, but forgot this only really works when the car on the outside has a) committed to being closer to the apex and b) is a good half a car width behind (and not infront)
Either Rosberg was being nasty or he ran out of talent. Either argument makes him look pretty bad. A bad thing when he's yet to secure a drive for next year.