This is a slow week but what do you this is this statement by Rosberg? I hope he isn't getting dangerous. I said in an earlier post that I was a bit worried when he passed vettel just at the exit of the pit lane. It looked a bit dangerous with his team mate just exiting the pit lane. Now he is saying that he didn't know how far ahead of him his team mate was but he didn't care. He said he really wasn't sure if he was far enough but this time he didn't care....interesting!!! I think we will soon see some real fireworks that could put Ferrari at the front. What do you think?
The German had accused his Mercedes teammate of driving too slowly and compromising his strategy whilst leading the Shanghai race.
But a week later in Bahrain, Rosberg appeared to have changed tack by driving a notably aggressive race, including a daring move on Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
“It was very close, but I took a chance,” said the 29-year-old, who also overtook Vettel in the championship standings after Bahrain and now stands 27 points behind only Hamilton.
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Rosberg was referring to when he passed Vettel at the first corner, despite the fact that the sister silver car driven by Hamilton was not far ahead of the battle.
“I was not sure if Lewis was really far enough ahead of me, but this time I didn’t care,” Rosberg told Auto Bild.
Rosberg’s more aggressive driving in Bahrain was hailed by Mercedes chiefs, amid the wider perception that he is the ‘thinker’ in the team versus Hamilton’s killer instinct.
And, referring to his championship fight with Hamilton and his lauded racing in Bahrain, Rosberg insists: “Nothing is lost yet. Perhaps I just need to think less in the future.”