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Mercedes "nearly peed their pants" at Singapore GP end

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admitted his team "nearly peed their pants" following the dramatic finish to the Singapore Grand Prix. Although Nico Rosberg controlled the race from the start, a late switch to supersofts tyres by Red Bull rival Daniel Ricciardo meant a very close finish. The Australian erased a 20-second gap to the German over the final laps and crossed the finish line just 0.4s behind the race winner. "We nearly peed our pants at the end," said Wolff after the race. "It was so close, how it should be in Formula 1. "Four really quick cars, different strategies and I must really take my hat off to Red Bull, they pulled off a great strategy at the end....
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