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Rosberg surprised by Hamilton podium

Published: 29 Aug 2016 - 02:30 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 07:27 pm
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Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's German driver Nico Rosberg (2nd L) celebrates winning, second placed Red Bull Racing's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo (L) and third placed Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's British driver Lewis Hamilton (R) after the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa on August 28, 2016. Dursun Aydemir - AA

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: A victorious Nico Rosberg had no idea where his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton had finished in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix until he studied the results after finishing the race. He knew that Red Bull's Australian Daniel Ricciardo had followed him home in second place, but beyond that knew very little of the finishing order. "After the chequered flag, I looked at the results and I knew Daniel was behind me and then I see 'HAM' in P3 and I was like 'What? Seriously?'," Rosberg said. "I didn't know until after the race where he was!"

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