Agreed - one should not just take Hamilton's word for it ... that's why Hamilton himself said that Wolff and Lauda would be able (but I suspect may not be willing) to confirm it.

I suspect Rosberg was also upset at making a worse start off the grid.

In wheel to wheel racing, Hamilton is quicker. Rosberg knows it and it is surely bothering him.

Who knows? Maybe Rosberg did it to force the team to issue team orders from now on ... since Rosberg has been outqualifying Hamilton for some races now. Maybe Rosberg wants the team to stop them racing wheel to wheel (which is Rosberg's weakness) by forcing the issue (that the team is suffering points losses because of collisions because the team has let them race so far).

I hope the team doesn't issue team orders. The championship fight will become dull.

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