Rosberg felled by bad luck at the Russian GP

While Nico Rosberg resisted attacks from Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Russian GP, the German had to dismount due to a mechanical breakdown.

Published on 11/10/2015 à 15:28

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Rosberg felled by bad luck at Russian GP

Nico Rosberg is definitely lacking success this season. The pilot Mercedes had once again managed to take pole ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton on the grid for the Russian GP, but unlike the Japanese Grand Prix contested last month at Suzuka, the German retained the advantage after the first turns.

Nico Rosberg's race suddenly ended following broken accelerator pedal forcing him to return to the pits to dismount. “I couldn’t take my foot off the pedal.”, explained the Mercedes driver on Canal+. “This sport is very cruel sometimes. I had to win this race, I had the car to do it. All this work wasted for nothing, it sucks. I'm not thinking too much about the title, it's not the time. I will try to win next time. »

Nico Rosberg lost second place in the Drivers' standings, seven points behind Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) who took second place behind winner Lewis Hamilton.