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Rosberg retires from Russian GP

Nico Rosberg's fading Formula One title hopes suffered another massive blow on Sunday when the German retired his Mercedes from the Russian Grand Prix after leading from pole position. The German, who had started the race 48 points adrift of double world champion Lewis Hamilton with 100 points remaining to be won after Sochi, had complained of a broken throttle pedal. Hamilton took over the race lead, knowing a ninth victory of the season would leave the Briton 73 points clear of his teammate and in line to secure his third crown in Texas in two weeks' time. The retirement was also a setback for Mercedes, who had hoped to wrap up the constructors' title in Sochi for the second year in a...
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