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Rosberg blames engine deficiency, Lauda disagrees with him

Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has disagreed with driver Nico Rosberg over the cause of the German’s lack of pace that restricted him to fourth place on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix. After the session, Lauda claimed that Rosberg's handling imbalance was to blame for him qualifying behind both Ferraris and not because he was using an older-spec engine to poleman Lewis Hamilton. "Nico was not down on power, he had handling problems – too much understeer, he complained about it," said Lauda. "He couldn't get the car to handle properly for his way of driving and this made a huge difference. "The surprise for me and everybody was the Ferrari...
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