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Rosberg ‘thought about' being Hamilton's Sakhir stand-in

Nico Rosberg says he would have offered to stand in for Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain last year if he was physically ready.  Towards the end of the 2020 campaign, Mercedes found themselves in need of a driver after Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 shortly before the Sakhir Grand Prix. George Russell was ultimately called up to replace the seven-time World Champion for the race weekend and performed well, leading the race before a poor pit-stop and puncture ended his hopes of winning. If Rosberg had still been capable of driving an F1 car though, things could have been different, with the German saying he'd have offered to return to his former team for the weekend. 'I would definitely...
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