Missed opportunity for Nico Rosberg

The last part of the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix will perhaps leave some regrets Nico Rosberg at the end of the season. The German had climbed back, after an average start, into second position behind Sebastian Vettel, after getting rid of the Ferrari bruised by Kimi Räikkönen in delicacy with his MGU-K.

If the pilot of the Mercedes W06 Hybrid was unable to reach the leader, this second place, combined with the poor performance of Lewis Hamilton, falling out of the top 5 following his various mishaps during the race, could have allowed Rosberg to reduce the gap in the standings.

But contact with Daniel Ricciardo exiting the first corner decided otherwise, the vice-world champion suffering a puncture during the maneuver. “For me, this incident with Daniel is simple. I was on the ideal line, he braked too late and went wide. I stayed on my racing line, so this was my turn, but it still had its front wing. There was contact and I had a puncture. It destroyed my race, which is a shame because I could have picked up big points. »

21 points behind his teammate, Rosberg is already impatient to be at Spa in Belgium on the weekend of August 23 to start the attack again. “I just want to get back in the car and race again. »

Find the full report of the Hungarian Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Budapest, in issue 2022 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.