

"And that is why the decision was taken to rotate a little bit."īut when Hamilton was asked for his view, he said "I want to hear the reason you were given" to Rosberg and then hinted there was a deeper story. "You want great team spirit, everybody fighting for one direction and working together. "For overall team performance that is not a good thing.

"We have been fighting for three years, we are fighting for race wins and championship, it is quite natural that a little separation can happen between the two sides of the garage," he said.

Rosberg defended the decision when quizzed about its impact on this year's title battle, saying it was a boost for team harmony as the respective crews had grown distant during the 2014/15 championship fights.
