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Nico Rosberg reveals ‘painful’ Mercedes fine for Lewis Hamilton crash
Nico Rosberg shared that he had to pay a substantial fine to Mercedes for the crash with Lewis Hamilton in 2016 at the Spanish GP. Despite starting from pole, Hamilton had a slow start allowing Rosberg to take the lead but a strategic error led to the crash between the two rivals. This incident resulted in both drivers retiring on the spot, with Max Verstappen claiming an unexpected victory. Rosberg revealed that they had a joint financial penalty clause in their contracts, resulting in a €720,000 bill following the crash. The collision was not penalized by stewards, as team principal Toto Wolff saw it as a release of pent-up tension between the drivers.
