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'Foreign substance' caused Rosberg DNF

Mercedes have revealed that a "foreign substance" in Nico Rosberg's steering column electronics caused a short circuit that led to his Singapore DNF. Minutes before the start of Sunday's Singapore GP, Mercedes rushed to change Rosberg's steering wheel after the German encountered problems. That, however, did not fix the problem and Rosberg was unable to get going off the grid forcing him to start the grand prix from the pit lane. And although the Championship hopeful joined the race, he retired while down in 20th place. As a result, Rosberg lost the lead in the Drivers' Championship to team-mate Lewis Hamilton who now leads by three points having won the race. Explaining what...
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