Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's crash analysed
(Acidente da Mercedes entre Lewis Hamilton e Nico Rosberg analisados por especialista)
Anthony Davidson brings you in-depth analysis of the first lap collision between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in Spain.
The Mercedes team-mates crashed on the run to Turn Four while fighting for the lead, eliminating both cars from the race at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Davidson dissects the collision from a variety of angles, before using on-board footage to show how Rosberg was changing switches in the middle of Turn Three.
Through a mixture of replays from Spain and his own personal knowledge from carrying out simulator work for Mercedes, Davidson suspects Rosberg was in the wrong engine mode at the start of the race - a verdict later confirmed by the team.
As duas Mercedes se enrolaram em um acidente espetacular no início da corrida no Grande da Espanha. Em uma manobra que vai trazer muita controvérsia, Hamilton tentou ultrapassar Rosberg, que ganhou a liderança da corrida no início, e o piloto alemão acabou bloqueando a passagem. Posteriormente, o carro britânico colidiu com o alemão e as duas bolas de fogo foram deixados de fora do teste.
"The harvesting light starts flashing and Rosberg then reacts to it. His hand goes down and makes a switch change, then he presses a button on the top left, then he looks in the mirror as Hamilton is making his move and puts him on the grass," explains Davidson.
"The harvesting light starts flashing and Rosberg then reacts to it. His hand goes down and makes a switch change, then he presses a button on the top left, then he looks in the mirror as Hamilton is making his move and puts him on the grass," explains Davidson.