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Mercedes explain reason for double brake failure
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg both suffered brake failure come the final laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix, resulting in the latter losing out to Kimi Raikkonen. Whilst Hamilton was able to cruise to the checkered flag, Rosberg's issue came on two laps earlier, meaning he had to manage the situation whilst the Ferrari came bearing down on him at a second per lap. Rosberg was unable to hold off Raikkonen when he ran wide at Turn 1 as a result of his brake-by-wire failure, costing him second place. Mercedes said the issue was a known one from the very first lap, but due to the amount of hard braking the German was forced to do as he overtook cars, meant it failed sooner than Hamilton's....
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