Nico Rosberg: “Lewis was limited”

Since the Spanish Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg has not been able to contain the return of his teammate Lewis Hamilton in the world championship rankings. Second on the grid in Canada, the German hoped to take advantage of the start to get the better of the Briton, who had beaten him for pole position yesterday in qualifying by 62 thousandths. However, quite the opposite happened.

« Hag got the best start, while Lewis did not have a good start, comments Rosberg after arriving at the Canal + microphone. In Barcelona, ​​I did the outside and it worked, so I tried to do the same thing, because otherwise it means that I agree to stay behind. Lewis was borderline, aggressive. He touched me, and I was out. That’s how it is, that’s the race. Today I didn't manage to come out of such a battle in front, next time I will do better. »

The German driver's troubles did not end there, since after starting a first climb, a puncture will first slow down the driver of the Mercedes W07 Hybrid n°6, before consumption comes into play.

« I didn't have enough fuel to attack all the laps, because otherwise I would not have reached the finish. Verstappen played it well. » Despite a spin a few laps from the finish, Rosberg retains first place in the general classification by nine points against Lewis Hamilton.

Discover the full report and analysis of the Canadian Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Montreal, in issue 2067 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening at 22 p.m. in digital version, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.