XPB Images Nico Rosberg says the decision to let Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton through in the Monaco Grand Prix was “pretty simple” but admits his own struggles were “very painful”. Starting from second place, the German could not keep up with race leader Daniel Ricciardo during a wet first stint, which led his team to ask Rosberg to move over so title rival Hamilton could start chasing the Australian. This allowed the Briton to stay in contention until Ricciardo’s botched pit stop handed him the win. “First of all, at the time it was pretty simple because it’s a rule that we’ve had for many, many years now and it was pretty damn obvious at the time that...
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