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‘Mercedes naive to think it would be different’
- Updated: November 28, 2016
Christian Horner reckons Mercedes were “naive” to think that Lewis Hamilton would not try to back up Nico Rosberg into the clutches of his rivals.
Hamilton courted controversy in Sunday’s title showdown as he backed up in the final ten laps in the hope that Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen would attack and pass Rosberg.
Hamilton needed both drivers to get ahead of his team-mate in order to retain the World title but it didn’t happen.
Despite his efforts Rosberg finished the grand prix right behind him in second place meaning the German is the new F1 World Champion.
Mercedes were not happy with the Brit’s tactics and instructed him several times to up his …
