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'Big gusts of wind' caused Austin mistake, says Rosberg

Nico Rosberg says a gust of wind caused a loss of rear downforce which he blames for his off-track incident in the United States Grand Prix, which handed Lewis Hamilton the race win and ultimately the chance to seal the F1 drivers' title. The Mercedes driver had been leading the race in Austin during the closing stages until he slipped off the circuit at turn 16 which allowed Hamilton to skate past and take the chequered flag and with it clinch his third F1 championship while ending Rosberg's challenge for 2015. During the post-race debriefs the German driver said the off was 'unbelievable' and was determined to uncover the cause of the incident, which he has explained ahead of the Mexican...
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