Formula 1 in Shanghai: A public dispute between Hamilton and Rosberg – tagesspiegel

16:03 clock Karin Storm

After the clear victory of Lewis Hamilton at the Grand Prix of China the frustrated Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes teammate attacks on the press conference after the race.

So really it crashed in Shanghai after the race. On the route of the Grand Prix of China was rather boring. This was also the fact that he was something strange behind the safety car to an end after the Toro Rosso had stopped by Max Verstappen just before the end with a defect on the start-finish straight. Mercedes managed by the unexpected defeat in Malaysia a clear revenge with a sovereign double victory by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

The Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was in third place this time without real opportunity to annoy the Silver Arrows. But then we went around in Mercedes Nico Rosberg, on the route chance against Hamilton threw his teammate of having deliberately destroyed him by his temporarily slow driving the race.

At the press conference escalated the dispute. “I never really had pressure from Nico throughout the race, I have checked it and am so moved as it was best for me,” Hamilton stated quite gelassen.Rosberg attacked Hamilton visibly upset. The Briton was phased “unnecessarily moved far too slowly,” lamented the German. “As a result, I came under pressure from Vettel and then had, as early tire changed, do the same. This has destroyed my whole race and deprived me of all the opportunities, “Hamilton countered quite calmly:”. It’s not my job to look after Nico’s race. My job is to bring the car as safe as possible to the finish, and I have done. When Nico me would want to overtake, then he could have tried that – but he did not do it “

Nico Rosberg:” Lewis Hamilton won the best team result questioned “

. Rosberg’s explanation for the lack of attacks on the line was not long in coming. “If I had tried that, I would really make me just destroyed my tires,” said the vice world champion. “That’s what happens here if you herfährt too close behind another. And since we have the same car, I never really had a chance to come by “Later Rosberg put then once again:”. Lewis has only acted in his own interest, but that provided the optimal team conclusion. And that’s not just my opinion, these are the facts. We need to talk seriously now internally. “

Toto Wolff tried immediately to settle the dispute its pilot. “Of course, the leader has only times the task of putting the right team success for sure – but each racer has the job to deliver the perfect race for themselves,” said Mercedes team boss. “It is important to find the right balance. Whether because mistakes were made really today, we must decide internally. “On Rosberg intervention towards the team Hamilton had indeed between actually asked, but please zuzulegen a bit. And the world champion responded pretty fast and enlarged its distance from Rosberg again.

Nico Rosberg are likely to be quite fast run out of arguments

In view of the sovereign at the end silver double victory should Rosberg in the debriefing but fairly quickly, the arguments have gone out. Wolff said afterwards only: “It was positive, without animosity. Lewis had no intention of Nico einzubremsen, so perhaps the only third party. “He was a little slow down,” because he wanted to play it safe with the soft tires. This is completely understandable from his point of view. “

Rosberg’s emotional reaction seems more likely to stem from the fact that Hamilton is usually too fast and not too slow for him at the moment. The Briton won in Shanghai every training, qualifying and drove a start-to-finish victory a – also happen to be the fastest lap of the race. And even at a later second tire change of Rosberg would it probably can not change much, because then he would have had to overtake Hamilton on the track.

The psychological duel is Lewis Hamilton significantly forward

In the psychological duel between the two Mercedes drivers of German is now lagging behind the latest. After qualifying as Rosberg was approached with his final lap to 0.04 seconds Hamilton explained cool that he still would have been “can drive three tenths faster,” said the team would not have easily missed with the tire pressure. And at the start positioned the Briton his car slightly inclined towards Rosberg and first curve – to want to give a clear challenge, ranking first in any case

let the complaints after the race Rosberg of most experts. look more like a whining loser. Although some of the former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle pointed out: “After the first race you Nico criticized that he too fits into defeat, Hamilton partly talks going strong. Now he’s trying it just a difference “but then add”. If he does not quickly once asserts itself on the track, then it good is all nothing. But this is difficult because Lewis makes the moment everything right “

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