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Rosberg: Hamilton penalty will not make weekend less difficult

Lewis Hamilton's grid penalty may be the break Nico Rosberg needs to re-ignite his Formula One title bid but the German is refusing to take victory in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix for granted. 'That is going to make the weekend less difficult for me, for sure, because he is my biggest direct rival,' Rosberg told reporters at Spa on Thursday. 'Nevertheless it's still going to be a challenge.' Hamilton, who leads Mercedes teammate Rosberg by 19 points in the championship, will start from near the back of the grid after being penalised for exceeding his permitted allocation of engine components. That would appear to leave the way clear for Rosberg on Sunday but he does not expect it to be...
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