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Hamilton insists he did nothing unfair in Rosberg battle
Lewis Hamilton insists he did nothing unfair when trying to back teammate Nico Rosberg up into his rivals during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The British driver was asked by his Mercedes team to pick up the pace several times during the race as he drove slowly to try to get his rivals closer to Rosberg, who was running second behind him. Hamilton, who needed Rosberg to finish in fourth to beat him to the title, appeared annoyed on the radio after he was instructed to drive faster, saying "right now I'm losing the world championship so I'm not bothered if I win or lose this race." In the end, the tactics did not work, and Hamilton lost the title by five points despite winning his...
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