{"id":293499,"date":"2023-10-07T22:29:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T22:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=293499"},"modified":"2023-10-07T22:29:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T22:29:29","slug":"nico-rosberg-brutally-calls-out-lance-stroll-after-awkward-qatar-gp-tv-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/racing\/f1\/nico-rosberg-brutally-calls-out-lance-stroll-after-awkward-qatar-gp-tv-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Rosberg brutally calls out Lance Stroll after awkward Qatar GP TV interview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nico Rosberg has called out Lance Stroll after the Aston Martin driver was filmed throwing his steering wheel from the cockpit and shoving his personal trainer in the aftermath of qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old driver was pushing to make it out of Q1 on Friday but failed to improve enough on his final run, locking him into a P17 starting grid slot for Sunday\u2019s race and leaving the Canadian furious in the cockpit.<\/p>\n
Stroll took his frustration out on his trainer in the garage after the session with what appeared to be a shove, before giving an extremely short TV interview in which labelled his performance with an expletive before shrugging off two more questions and storming out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking to Sky Sports F1 about the incident, Rosberg said: “The behaviour there was poor. That steering wheel cost \u00a320,000 and he scratched the top of the car by throwing it out. Pushed his trainer away and everything, that was not on. That’s really bad behaviour.<\/p>\n
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