13/10/2013
NEWS STORY
Nico Rosberg has hit out at Sergio Perez, admitting to being delighted when the McLaren picked up a puncture following their clash in today's race.
The German was incensed by the Mexican's driving after the pair clashed twice during today's race. The Mercedes driver, who was hit with a drive-through following an unsafe release by his team - ironically intro the path of the Mexican - was later clouted by the McLaren as the pair battled for position.
"It's not good what he's doing, we know he has issues," Rosberg told reporters. "If you move once to block you have to move out of the way, the rules are clear.
"It was very good he punctured his tyre and then it was just onward from there," he added with a grin that epitomised the word schadenfreude.
Mercedes was already hurting following Lewis Hamilton's early elimination from the race, the Englishman sustaining damage when he collided with Sebastian Vettel on the first lap.
Despite the drive through and three stops for tyres, Rosberg made it home in eighth thereby salvaging four precious points for his team as it battles with Ferrari for the runner-up spot in the Constructors' Championship.
"I had such bad luck," said Perez, whose future at McLaren is said to be in doubt. "Things just didn't go our way today. In fact, I think you could say that everything that could go wrong did go wrong."
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