F1i's Eric Silbermann was left surprised by some of Niki Lauda's comments during the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, but then a lot in F1 is perplexing to him right now... Who lit Niki Lauda’s fuse in Japan? In a week when the rumour mill was spinning quicker than an F1 turbo, the Austrian seemed happy to stir things up whatever the topic. They say that in most big cities you are never more than a metre away from a rat, and in Suzuka you were never more than a minute away from a coruscating opinion or two from the three times world champion, known as “The Rat” in his racing days. Maybe it was all because of the downturn in Mercedes’ form in Singapore, but the very old joke about his...
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