• Lewis Hamilton insists, ‘There’s no issue between me and Nico’
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Nico Rosberg has admitted he may have made a psychological mistake in making public his frustration with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton after last week’s Chinese Grand Prix. The Briton comfortably beat Rosberg in Shanghai, managing his tyres and the gap with aplomb, after which the German accused him of selfishness, arguing that Hamilton had deliberately backed off the pace to compromise his Mercedes team-mate’s strategy.
Rosberg said in China that Hamilton was “just thinking about yourself with the pace in front when that was compromising my race”. Asked in Bahrain whether his comments will have actually given Hamilton an edge he said: “Maybe, because I am standing here and answering all these questions.” He then admitted that the conversation would have better been confined to the team’s motorhome. “I would do it again because I felt the need to discuss things after that race,” he said. “I would not do anything different, apart from discussing it with you.”
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