- 04 Nov 12, 18:26#332258Speaking of aggressive...that crash between Rosberg and Karthikeyan:
Nico Rosberg felt there was absolutely nothing he could do to avoid his dramatic collision with Narain Karthikeyan in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Rosberg was trying to recover from first-lap contact with Romain Grosjean's Lotus when he came up behind Karthikeyan on lap nine.
The HRT then suddenly slowed with what Karthikeyan told AUTOSPORT was a hydraulic failure and consequent steering problem.
That resulted in Rosberg's Mercedes flying over the back of it on the high-speed approach to Turn 16 and then slamming into the barriers.
Both drivers escaped the impact unhurt.
"Narain said that his steering broke and so he wasn't able to steer anymore," said Rosberg.
"So he went right on the brakes and of course I didn't expect him on the brakes in that place because normally that's flat out easily.
"I didn't see that coming and there was no way to react in time."
With Rosberg's Mercedes team-mate Michael Schumacher finishing only 11th after picking up a puncture, the team failed to score for a fourth successive race.
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Last time out in India, it was his brakes that failed. This time the steering...how is this team qualified to produce a racing car and put drivers' lives at risk week in week out?
Breaking News:Lewis Hamilton has officially overtaken The Fonz in race wins. With 88 races less. Lol(Without a specially built blown diffuser, illegal front wing, preferential treatment)