Nico Rosberg ‘Needs Toilet Paper’ After 320km/h Tyre Blowout

Nico Rosberg has released just about the only information from the ongoing Bahrain tyre test by Pirelli, joking that he needed toilet paper after a scary 320km/h blowout. The test is being conducted by Pirelli in conjunction with the teams to test 2014 tyres on 2013-specification cars. It is a private test—no lap times are being released and no journalists are present. In fact, while all the teams were invited, only four—Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and Toro Rosso—have opted to attend. However, Rosberg did let slip an interesting detail via social media, swiftly deleting the tweet soon after. As quoted by the Daily Mail's Jonathan McEvoy, the German said: "Just spun at full speed 320km/h on Bahrain straight [be]cause m...

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