Nico Rosberg’s second practice for the British Grand Prix was curtailed after Mercedes found a water leak on the F1 points leader’s W07.
After finishing 0.033s adrift of pace-setter Lewis Hamilton in FP1, Rosberg reported some unusual behaviour from his car when he fired it up at the start of the afternoon session.
It took a few extra checks for the team to discover the leak. Mercedes initially though it had fixed the issue but it soon appeared the problems were terminal as Rosberg clambered out of his car while the mechanics busily removed the bodywork to start investigating the issue.
With 30 minutes left in the session, Hamilton leads the way ahead of the Red Bull duo of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
REPORT: Mercedes dominates FP1 as Ferrari debuts Halo 2 at Silverstone
Chris Medland's 2016 British Grand Prix preview
From the cockpit: Felipe Nasr on back-to-back races
Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter
Lewis Hamilton upheld Ferrari’s dominance in free practice on Saturday at COTA, with the seven-time…
Full results from Free Practice 32 for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, round…
Kimi Antonelli is closing in on a place in Formula 1 history, but one chapter…
Red Bull arrived in Austin riding a wave of momentum, but Friday’s running at the…
The Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez will always hold a special place…
Adrian Newey has offered a candid assessment of Aston Martin’s challenging first season with Honda,…