Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton Should Finally Have a Straight Fight in Japanese GP

At this stage of the season, it no longer matters how Nico Rosberg gets the job done. With six races remaining and just 150 points to play for in his increasingly futile efforts to overturn the 41-point advantage held by Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' standings, winning ugly has emerged as an adequate alternative to losing stylishly. The pursuit of near-perfect balance, the flawless qualifying lap and the impeccably choreographed race performance is now secondary for Formula One's prized perfectionist, who has "nothing to lose," as he told Sky Sports' Mike Wise.  His only priority, as he faces the prospect of a second successive championship defeat to a man with identical machinery, is simply to ...

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