Nico Rosberg says he understands the call from Mercedes to allow Lewis Hamilton through early on in the Monaco Grand Prix as he struggled to keep up with leader Daniel Ricciardo, but says it made team order no less 'painful' regardless. Rosberg started the wet race in second place, but lost contact with the Red Bull of Ricciardo early on as he struggled for pace, with Hamilton following closely as he sought an easy route through on his team-mate and title rival. With Rosberg given the 'hurry up' to justify holding position, eventually Mercedes ordered the championship leader to move over and allow Hamilton ahead in the hope he would challenge for victory. With Hamilton going to on to win...
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