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Rosberg Singapore retirement due to 'contamination'
Mercedes has revealed that the precise reason for Nico Rosberg's retirement from the Singapore GP was 'contamination'.'Forensic analysis has revealed that the steering column electronic circuits were contaminated with a foreign substance,' the team tweeted on Friday afternoon. 'The contamination was not visible and did not manifest itself until Sunday as Nico went to the grid. The result was an intermittent short circuit in the electronic circuits meaning Nico could not command clutch or engine settings.'Fresh parts will be used at the forthcoming races,' the team added. 'Our hard work on reliability processes will continue at the same intensive level.'Rosberg's retirement meant that...
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