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Rosberg blames 'gust of wind' for Austin mishap
Nico Rosberg has blamed his late mistake in Sunday's US GP on a 'gust of wind'. The German was leading when he ran wide in T16 just a few laps from the end, thereby handing victory, and a third title, to teammate Lewis Hamilton. Speaking after the race the German blamed the incident on wheelspin, claiming he had never suffered anything like it in all his years of racing. A few days later and Rosberg, who is now locked in battle with Sebastian Vettel for the runner-up spot in the 2015 championship, says it was a gust of wind that caught him out. 'It was a gust of wind,' he told reporters in Mexico. 'A big one… I'm serious! 'But everybody has it so you can't really use it as an...
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