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F1 drivers are ‘egocentric bastards’, bullshit will stop quickly – Mercedes

It was after the chequered flag flew that the real fireworks began in China between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Rosberg, beaten in Shanghai, re-fired old tensions with his Mercedes teammate by accusing Briton Hamilton of deliberately spoiling his race. Rosberg had been heard during the race asking strategists to push Hamilton's pace, as he fended off the increasing threat posed by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Indeed, Hamilton was even told on the radio to speed up. But Hamilton told reporters afterwards: 'I wasn't controlling his (Rosberg's) race, I was controlling my own race'. Rosberg turned to his teammate and responded: 'It's interesting to hear from you, Lewis, that you were just...
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