5 of the Most Interesting Radio Messages from Russian Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg's chances of winning the 2015 Formula One World Championship suffered a fatal blow in Sunday's Russian Grand Prix, when his car developed a debilitating mechanical problem. A faulty throttle pedal saw the German lose the lead of the Sochi Autodrom race to team-mate Lewis Hamilton before retiring on Lap 7, with the episode playing out on team radio as Rosberg and Mercedes tried and failed to solve the issue before admitting defeat. Rosberg's second retirement in the space of a month—which had an instant effect on Hamilton's approach to the race—saw him drop to third in the drivers' standings, with the German now 73 points adrift of Hamilton with just four grands prix remaining. With a look at how Fernando Alonso frus...

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