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Sebastian Vettel poked fun at Nico Rosberg’s suggestion he wants to see the field close up after Mercedes’ dominant one-two at the Australian Grand Prix.
Australia confirmed Mercedes has carried over a huge advantage from 2014, with Vettel 34 seconds adrift of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in third. In the post-race press conference Rosberg was asked for his opinion on the huge gap enjoyed by Mercedes.
“I hope we can have a good fight,” he replied. “That would be awesome. I think the next couple of races we’re going to be leading the way for sure, and we’re going to try and keep it that way, but we know it would be good if they can come a bit closer, as long as they don’t come too close…”
At that point, Vettel piped up from the other side of Lewis Hamilton. The exchange went as follows:
Vettel: “Be honest, do you really hope so!? [Laughs] Seriously? Seriously, they finished 30 seconds ahead of us and you hope that’s it going to be closer. So you hope you slow down, is that what you’re saying?”
