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Rosberg forced to remove World Cup tribute

Rosberg had planned to wear a helmet complete with an image of the World Cup trophy for this weekend’s German Grand Prix at Hockenheim where he will try to defend a four-point lead over Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. It is understood that the call for Rosberg to remove the image was prompted by official World Cup sponsor Hyundai. The use of the image is said to be in breach of intellectual property of the world football body, FIFA. Rosberg has moved to change the design to a star, deleting the image of the World Cup trophy. “…a shame, I would have loved to carry the trophy as a tribute to the guys. But of course I respect the legal situation,” Rosberg tweeted. The...
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