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Rosberg: In Bernie's words ‘Windbags United'

World championship leader Nico Rosberg has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's claim that current Formula 1 drivers are windbags. F1 supremo Ecclestone's jibe followed the controversial release of a Grand Prix Drivers' Association letter, in which the body was critical of F1's management. 'RacingUnited,' Mercedes driver Rosberg said in a ‘hashtag' accompanying a mass ‘selfie' photo of him with fellow F1 drivers over dinner in Shanghai. 'Or in Bernie's words, ‘WindbagsUnited',' the German added. It was said the GPDA letter was backed by the entire grid of drivers, but racers including Kimi Raikkonen, Kevin Magnussen, Rio Haryanto, Jolyon Palmer and Romain Grosjean were missing...
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