TALKING POINT IT WAS MINE TO WIN
N
ico Rosberg said the Spanish Grand Prix had been his to win until a collision
with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton dumped him in the gravel and thus
ended a run of seven successive victories which left him gutted.
Formula One stewards summoned both drivers after the first lap accident between
the sport’s dominant pairing and decided to take no further action.
Rosberg, the world championship leader, had seized the lead at the start from Hamilton,
who was on pole position, but then lost speed into turn three when he entered an incorrect
setting on the steering wheel.
That left a difference between the two of around 17 kph, with Hamilton trying to pass
on the inside but squeezed onto the grass where he lost control and skidded back across
the track and into Rosberg.