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Rosberg: Valtteri did a rubbish job, Lewis a bit soft

Retired Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg did not mince his words when he criticised former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas for ‘soft' defending against Red Bull in the closing stages of Sunday's French Grand Prix. Rosberg, at Le Castellet as a pundit for Sky Sports television, took aim after both were passed by race winner and championship leader Max Verstappen. 'Valtteri did a rubbish job, honestly, in defending because he blocked completely unnecessarily, he braked way too late and went straight on so Max had such an easy time getting past,' Rosberg told viewers. 'Maybe he would have got past anyway but at least cost him a bit more lap time. It was not a...
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