5 of the Most Interesting Radio Messages from 2016 British Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg became the first Formula One driver to be punished for breaking Formula One's 2016 team radio restrictions in the aftermath of Sunday's British Grand Prix. The German was catching Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the closing laps of the Silverstone race when he suffered a sudden gearbox glitch on Lap 46 of 52. With his pilot staring at the prospect of retiring and losing the lead of the drivers' standings, race engineer Tony Ross informed Rosberg how he could nurse the issue to the chequered flag, with the No. 6 car crossing the finish line in second place. But following a post-race stewards' investigation, Rosberg was handed a 10-second time penalty and dropped to third behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen. And to make matters...

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