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'Foreign substance' forced Rosberg out
Mercedes say Nico Rosberg's retirement from the Singapore Grand Prix was caused by his car being contaminated by a 'foreign substance'. The team said analysis of the German's steering column revealed a residue of a material used in pre-event servicing. This caused a short-circuit that led to the problems Rosberg encountered before and during the race with using his clutch and changing engine settings. The contamination was not visible and did not affect the car until race day. The team said the substance which affected the column is used in servicing at the factory before the cars are shipped to the races and that the steering column design had been in use since 2008. Mercedes added in a...
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