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I think he did say something like that, I think the speaker was wrong in both instances. The only thing that could really excuse Rosberg t-boning Hamilton on that turn is if the brake problem he was having contributed to it, but I haven't heard anyone say that was the case.

That was the exact quote from Hamilton following the race in the Austin last year.   

Hamilton and the team has stated that Rosberg's car suffered a brake-by-wire failure and it reverted to the fail safe mode.  

Both the quote and the brake proble