Nico Rosberg Is Down but Not Quite out After 2015 Russian Grand Prix

The 2015 Russian Grand Prix could have set up a tense and exciting fight for the Formula One world championship. It could have relaunched Nico Rosberg's title bid, given a boost to him and his fans and raised the hopes of neutrals who wanted the battle for the crown to go all the way down to the wire. After qualifying on Saturday, that outcome seemed more likely. And when Rosberg calmly defended from Lewis Hamilton into Turn 1, it was starting to look closer to a certainty that the German would win from pole, cut Hamilton's lead to a mere 41 points and head to Austin, Texas, for the U.S. Grand Prix with momentum on his side. But it was not to be. An issue with the throttle pedal put Rosberg out of the race, with Mercedes later revealing a ...

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