Montreal: The twin Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have so dominated the Formula One circuit this season that even a second place finish that extended Rosberg’s lead in the championship standings left them disappointed.
“We need to make sure that we’re bulletproof,” Rosberg said after Daniel Ricciardo passed the hobbled Silver Arrow with two laps to go to win the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.
“Having lost the win, that’s very, very disappointing, definitely, and also disappointing for us as a team. We have such speed and such a great car, to not win the race and even just finish with one car and come second is hugely disappointing for us, definitely.
“Our ambition is to finish one-two so we need to make sure that we get back there again next race in Austria.”
Mercedes had won every race in the series heading into Montreal, with Rosberg posting two victories and four second-place finishes. Hamilton won the other four races, finishing second in Monaco last month; he had engine trouble and did not finish the season opener in Melbourne.
That’s pretty much what it takes to knock Mercedes off the top spots of the podium, and it happened again this week in Montreal. (AP)