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Nico Rosberg set fastest lap in Russia in 'safe' mode - Mercedes

Mercedes have revealed that Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap during the Russian Grand Prix in 'safe' mode, as he was nursing an MGU-K issue in the latter stages of the race. The German won the race, leading from start to finish whilst also securing pole position to complete the 'grand slam'. The fact Rosberg set the fastest lap of the race by six-tenths and on a used set of soft tyres, is made even more impressive given the fact he did so in a setting which meant the power unit was turned down. 'We saw some alarming behaviour from Nico’s MGU-K,' said the team in an open letter to its fans. 'We spent a number of laps reassuring him that he had a good gap over Lewis...
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