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Rosberg braced for tough F1 finale with ‘very old’ engine

 XPB Images Nico Rosberg says he is facing an uphill battle against Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, as he uses an “extremely old” engine during this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The German lost one of his four allocated power units at Monza when a leak was found on his upgraded engine ahead of qualifying. Since then, Rosberg has had to run his current unit more conservatively than Hamilton, which could leave the championship runner-up at a disadvantage on Sunday. “It’s going to be difficult because I have an extremely old engine, having lost my fourth engine, so I have a lot of miles on it and that’s costing me straight-line speed,” Rosberg said. “It’s...
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