Rosberg to pay for crash, says Mercedes boss
26 Aug 2014 6:00 AM IST
Nico Rosberg will face serious consequences, but his comments were misinterpreted and he did not deliberately crash into Lewis Hamilton in the Belgian Grand Prix, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Speaking after a heated meeting to review Sunday’s stormy race won by Australian Daniel Ricciardo, Wolff explained that Rosberg, who was booed on the podium, had wanted to make a point by not giving way when the pair collided on lap two.
But that, he said, did not mean he had intended to crash with Hamilton puncturing the Briton’s left rear tyre and wrecking his race. ‘On Monday we’ve seen the limits of the slap on the wrist. The slap on the wrist is not enough. If Lewis has said that it’s going to be a slap on the wrist, and that there’s going to be no consequence, then he’s not aware of what consequences we can implement.’ Wolff declined to elaborate, but said that Mercedes could do ‘a lot’ and added the team would re-introduce strict team orders to avoid any repeat incidents that gift victories to their rivals.
But that, he said, did not mean he had intended to crash with Hamilton puncturing the Briton’s left rear tyre and wrecking his race. ‘On Monday we’ve seen the limits of the slap on the wrist. The slap on the wrist is not enough. If Lewis has said that it’s going to be a slap on the wrist, and that there’s going to be no consequence, then he’s not aware of what consequences we can implement.’ Wolff declined to elaborate, but said that Mercedes could do ‘a lot’ and added the team would re-introduce strict team orders to avoid any repeat incidents that gift victories to their rivals.
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