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Brakes were a serious problem for Rosberg - Wolff

Mercedes considered halting Nico Rosberg in his chase of the Canadian Grand Prix victory due to brake issues which could have ended his race. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is one of the heaviest on brakes on the F1 calendar, with Lewis Hamilton retiring from the 2014 race due to a failure of his rear-brakes. Toto Wolff admitted that the German marque was concerned that the same problems could reoccur on Sunday which led to a fine balance in race management. "It is a circuit which is very heavy on the brakes, and it is a fine line between not interfering in the racing between the two drivers and on the other side trying to make sure the car survives," said Wolff....
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