Nico Rosberg admits the circumstances in which he took pole position for the German Grand Prix make the result more satisfying.
The German was on a quick lap at the start of Q3 when an electronics problem caused him to abort his run and return to the pits. With team-mate Hamilton on provisional pole and having yet to set a time, Rosberg went out early for his last attempt and his first lap saw him take pole position as Hamilton was unable to respond.
Rosberg explained extra fuel also made his lap all the more impressive, as he secured pole position at Hockenheim for the second race in a row.
“Yeah it was a great feeling," Rosberg said. "It was a great lap and not only was it just one lap that I had but I also had extra fuel to make sure I had another shot if a mistake or something happens. So I had fuel for three laps so that was some more time in hand there. So that was a really satisfying lap.”
Explaining the problem he had, Rosberg said his throttle cut out towards the end of the lap but he is confident it will not be a concern for Sunday's race.
“I don’t know what it was, I just suddenly lost the throttle, so the engine just cut completely just at the end of the lap so that was disappointing. I’m sure they’ll fix it for tomorrow, it’s never happened before so I’m sure it will be OK.
"Definitely it will be an exciting race against Lewis and the Red Bulls and maybe also the Ferrari guys but they are a little bit further back it seems.”
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