article_snippet.sent: Rosberg, who was beaten into second place by Lewis Hamilton, said Lewis Hamilton team-mate had been ‘selfish’ by slowing down while leading the race.
article_snippet.sent: It caused Nico Rosberg Nico Rosbergto be bunched up closer to the attacking Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel, whom Lewis Hamilton feared could overhaul Lewis Hamilton.
article_snippet.sent: Sebastian Vettel did not manage to do so and finished third.
article_snippet.sent: Nico Rosberg for 20 minutes, now in a room illuminated by lights as darkness crept in outside.
article_snippet.sent: Lewis Hamilton backed Lewis Hamilton corner when it was claimed that Lewis Hamilton had scuppered Lewis Hamilton team-mate's race .
article_snippet.sent: Nico didn’t try,’ Nico said with passion, often repeating Nico words for emphasis.
article_snippet.sent: They said maybe Nico was just comfortable in second place
article_snippet.sent: Or at least pushed for three laps.
article_snippet.sent: Nico wasn’t quick enough.
article_snippet.sent: ’s explanation for slowing down is that Lewis Hamilton was running Lewis Hamilton own race and conserving Lewis Hamilton tyres as best suited Lewis Hamilton.
article_snippet.sent: But why did Rosberg (right) not push to pass Lewis Hamilton?
article_snippet.sent: I would have completely destroyed my tyres and Vettel could have had a really good shot at overtaking me.
article_snippet.sent: My only chance of winning the race anyway, or to fight Lewis, or try to overtake Rosberg (right), would have come at the end of the race, so that’s what I was building up to.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The worst part of the weekend was losing out to Lewis in qualifying.