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Mercedes ‘thought about' retiring Rosberg

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has revealed that Nico Rosberg was nearly forced to retire during the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Rosberg claimed victory in the season-opening race on Sunday, but an overheating right-front brake caliper and a problem with the left-rear tyre almost saw his race ruined. 'It was unconventional in that we suffered some little dramas,' Wolff told reporters. 'We had a problem on Nico's car with brake caliper temperatures which kept creeping up almost to a stage where we thought about retiring the car. 'That was two thirds into the race. We caught some debris in the caliper, but then it stabilised and started to creep down again very slowly and recover....
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