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'I was pushing like mad' - Rosberg

Nico Rosberg says he was "pushing like mad" to try and force Lewis Hamilton in to a mistake during the Canadian Grand Prix.

Hamilton led from pole position but had Rosberg within two seconds for the majority of the second half of the race as both drivers managed fuel and brakes. While never closer enough to attack his team-mate, Rosberg says he was pushing to the limit to try and break Hamilton's rhythm.

“It was a great race against Lewis, I was pushing like mad to try and put the pressure on but he didn't make any mistakes so fair play," Rosberg said. "It was a very challenging race, we had to manage fuel, brakes, all these things, but it was the same for Lewis and the same for both of us. It was a good race, unfortunately I couldn’t quite make it happen but second place is still OK.”

And Rosberg believes he lost his best chance of victory in qualifying on Saturday having had a "rubbish" session.

“It was just a tiny bit that I lost out in qualifying in the end because the race pace was there and it was just the qualifying position which makes a big difference. So that’s what I need to try and make happen next time.”

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.