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Rosberg in "wrong" engine mode before Hamilton crash

Toto Wolff says a "wrong setting" on Nico Rosberg's Mercedes W07 was the catalyst for the collision between the German and teammate Lewis Hamilton on lap one of the Spanish Grand Prix. According to Wolff, Rosberg was down on power as he exited Turn 3 in the lead, a warning light illuminating on the back of his car/ The slowdown allowed Hamilton to close in rapidly before Turn 4, where the two drivers' races ended at once. "Nico was in the wrong setting - and that's why he lost power out of 3. He didn't have as much energy as Lewis had," Wolff said. "I wouldn't say [Rosberg's to blame], but it explains why everything went so quickly - because there was such a...
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