Did Nico Rosberg Sabotage Lewis Hamilton’s Pole Position Bid at 2014 Monaco GP?

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Published: May 24, 2014

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We all knew the relationship between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, the Mercedes drivers, would turn sour at some point in 2014.

Much had been made of the friendship between the pair, which stretches back to their teenage years as teammates in karting.

Rosberg, in the aftermath of Mercedes' signing of Hamilton in late 2012, told Tom Cary of The Telegraph how he would play practical jokes on his mate as a youngster. 

Hamilton, meanwhile, told Paul Weaver of The Guardian at the beginning of last season how he and Rosberg would spend time riding unicycles when they weren't playing table tennis, football and computer games together.   



Underneath the smiles, the quirky promotional videos and funny anecdotes, however, the tension has gradually simmered this season as it has dawned on both Rosberg and Hamilton that they are now fighting head-to-head for the biggest prize in motorsport.

And when the Formula One World Championship is on the line, any relationship, no matter how long-standing, is impossible to maintain—as Toto Wolff, the boss of both drivers at Mercedes, effectively admitted to Byron Young of the Mirror earlier this season.

The events of the qualifying session for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, though, has seen the relationship between Rosberg and Hamilton take a twist that even Wolff could not have expected.

Rosberg held a slight lead over his teammate at the top of the timesheets after the first runs of the third and final segment of qualifying on Saturday before running wide at the Mirabeau corner and taking to the run-off area.

The deployment of yellow flags, forcing drivers to ease their pace as Rosberg made his way back on to the circuit, left Hamilton unable to improve his time, therefore leaving the German's earlier pace-setting time unchallenged.



Hamilton's post-session reaction, failing ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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