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Rosberg thought it ‘was over' at Turn 1

Nico Rosberg believed his Malaysian Grand Prix was over at Turn 1 as he was hit from behind by Sebastian Vettel, only to recover to the podium and extend his championship lead. Rosberg was the victim of a first corner battle between Vettel and Max Verstappen that resulted in the Ferrari driver clipping the Mercedes in front of him. Rosberg was pitched into a spin and dropped from second on the grid, to 16th place. The German, though, put in a stellar driver to recover to fourth which became third when he overtook Kimi Raikkonen out on track. And although Rosberg was handed a 10-second time penalty for colliding with Raikkonen in that move, he crossed the line 13 seconds ahead of the...
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