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Wolff: We nearly peed our pants

With a determined Daniel Ricciardo chasing Nico Rosberg down, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff admitted the team garage nearly peed in their pants. Despite leading from pole, Wolff became concerned about Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton's car after it was revealed that they were having an issue with their brakes. With ten laps to go, the Aussie driver quickly diminished a 20 second lead that the German initially opened up, but Rosberg  managed to preserve his tyres and brakes enough until the final lap to win his maiden Singapore Grand Prix. 'We nearly peed our pants at the end,' said the Austrian. 'It was so close, how it should be in Formula 1. 'Four really quick cars, different strategies...
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