Rosberg 'disgusted to lose the race like that'

The weekend in Austria turned into a nightmare for Nico Rosberg. While he was leading the race on the last lap, holding off his teammate Lewis Hamilton after taking the advantage by extending his first stint, the Championship leader failed in fourth place after clashing with the three-time world champion who reached the finish as the winner.

“I thought I would win the race even though it became more and more difficult at the end with the brakes and tires wearing a lot, explains Nico Rosberg at the end of the race. I was in the strong position on the inside, it was my turn. I missed my braking and took it to the outside of the rope. I was surprised to see him turn towards me to crash into me. I'm disgusted to lose the race like this. »

While Lewis Hamilton seems to have overtaken Nico Rosberg under the yellow flag, raised following an accident by Sergio Pérez (Force India), it was the German who was penalized for the collision and for finishing the race with a front wing. ripped off. Her car However, he had brake problems in the last laps.

“I don’t know what (Lewis Hamilton) said but we’re going to have to talk about it, confirms Nico Rosberg. I don't know why I'm under investigation, but I'll look into it later because I'm just disgusted at the moment. The car was able to finish the race. I can't concentrate on the next Grands Prix at the moment, I'm still thinking about turn 2. »

Nico Rosberg now only has an eleven-point lead in the Championship.

Austrian Grand Prix results

Discover the analysis of the Austrian Grand Prix carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2070 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.