News Details
Mercedes ‘thought about' retiring Rosberg
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has revealed that Nico Rosberg was nearly forced to retire during the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Rosberg claimed victory in the season-opening race on Sunday, but an overheating right-front brake caliper and a problem with the left-rear tyre almost saw his race ruined. 'It was unconventional in that we suffered some little dramas,' Wolff told reporters. 'We had a problem on Nico's car with brake caliper temperatures which kept creeping up almost to a stage where we thought about retiring the car. 'That was two thirds into the race. We caught some debris in the caliper, but then it stabilised and started to creep down again very slowly and recover....
Full Story »
Full Story »
9y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Rosberg was forced to retire at one stage – Wolff
Nico Rosberg won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix following...
9y ago from ThisIsF1.com
Rosberg wins Australian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg won a dramatic Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday...
9y ago from SuperSport.com
Vibrations Lead to Ericsson Retirement
Australian Grand Prix – Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson was forced to...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com
Mercedes almost retired Nico Rosberg due to brake...
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has admitted the team almost retired...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP Valencia test: Raul Fernandez leads Aprilia 1-2...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Raul Fernandez leads Aprilia 1-2 to top Valencia...
Trackhouse Aprilia’s Raul Fernandez led the Italian manufacturer to...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
How Ducati superbike star Nicolo Bulega fared in his...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Marquez makes his debut on factory Ducati MotoGP...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500
Arrow McLaren has announced that veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
RLL locks in Louis Foster with extended IndyCar...
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced an extension to its contract...
6d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How Adrien Fourmaux’s WRC Japan exit proves mental...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai already working on “Plan B” for 2026 WRC...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
What Toyota expects from 2026 WRC signing Oliver...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Liverpool motivated to sign Arsenal & Chelsea...
Liverpool are interested in signing Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. ...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Brazil issue fresh injury update on Gabriel Magalhaes...
The Brazil national team has issued a statement with regards to the injury...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Interlull ‘On This Day'
Morning, it's very Interlully, so let's do a bit of ‘On this day' to...
11h ago from Arseblog.com
Arsenal officials in Spain to watch LaLiga winger with...
Representatives from Premier League side Arsenal have reportedly travelled...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Racing Bulls unveil 'bold and vibrant' new livery to dazzle...
Racing Bulls has shared the one-off livery Liam... Read More »
57m ago from RacingNews365.com
Max Verstappen handed Las Vegas boost as F1 title hopes...
Max Verstappen is hoping to keep his F1 title... Read More »
2h ago from RacingNews365.com
Racing Bulls unveils ‘holographic-inspired' livery...
Racing Bulls will sport a striking... Read More »
57m ago from MotorsportWeek.com
