The 2016 Spanish Grand Prix will always be remembered for Max Verstappen's sensational win, but that might not have been had Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg not crashed on the opening lap of the race in Barcelona which was theirs to win. Tensions were already high within the Mercedes team, fueled by the second lap collision between the two drivers during the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix which led to a further cooling in relations. After the incident at Spa where they made contact while going wheel-to-wheel through Les Combes, Rosberg went on to finish second behind Red Bull’s race winner Daniel Ricciardo while Hamilton retired with damage sustained in the collision. Rosberg won the title that...
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