Rosberg denied admitting that he deliberately crashed into Lewis Hamilton
Second place Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany waves to spectators on the podium after the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix
London: Formula One pace-setter Nico Rosberg has denied admitting that he deliberately crashed into Lewis Hamilton after an incident which sent relations between the warring teammates to a new low.
In his video blog, Rosberg disputed Hamilton’s interpretation of his comments on the crash which punctured the Briton’s tyre and eventually ended his Belgian Grand Prix.
“I’ve been told what Lewis said in the press and the way he has stated his version of the events,” Rosberg said in the blog. “All I can say is that my view of the events is very different,” he added.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has threatened punishment of Rosberg but also backed the German driver’s insistence that he did not deliberately cause the collision on lap two. Hamilton said Rosberg told him he caused the crash “to prove a point”, and added that he was now not sure whether he could trust his teammate.
Hamilton to quit Mercedes: Reports
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is reportedly threatening to quit the team due to the clash that has been building all year between him and teammate Nico Rosberg, which reached its peek in the Belgian Grand Prix when the German collided with him while disputing the race lead.
The explosive claims have left Mercedes in a state of disarray and Formula One in possession of arguably the most acrimonious teammate pairing since Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, Fox News reported.
According to British media reports Hamilton and Rosberg are at outright war with each other, plunging their Mercedes team into meltdown and the seemingly irrevocable breakdown in relations between the pair may cause the Brit to leave the Mercedes team in 15 months’ time.
( Source : agencies )
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