Formula 1's Latest Rumours and Talk: Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and More

Most, if not all, people in Formula One were in agreement that Nico Rosberg was the driver at fault for his collision with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Austrian Grand Prix.Under braking for Turn 2, the championship leader made no real attempt to turn into the corner and allowed his car to roll into the side of his rival's, pushing Hamilton wide and then attempting to stop the British driver rejoining the track.Rosberg was fortunate to escape with a 10-second time penalty that had no effect on his finishing position, but the German has insisted it was Hamilton to blame for the third collision in five races between the Mercedes drivers.For his part, Hamilton was adamant he did everything in his power to avoid another crash between the Silver Arrows and has pleaded with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff to refrain from implementing the dreaded team orders.The latest collision between the pair is likely to harm Rosberg's contract negotiations with Mercedes, with the German yet to sign a new deal with the team beyond 2016.If, as some suspect, Rosberg and Hamilton are unable to co-exist, Mercedes may have a ready-made replacement in Pascal Wehrlein, who scored his maiden F1 point and the Manor team's first in two years in Austria.Having suffered from extreme degradation all season long, Wehrlein was surprised by the team's tyre management at the Red Bull Ring, with Manor's Dave Ryan suggesting the youngster could have finished even higher had blue flags not intervened in his battle with Williams' Valtteri Bottas.Like Wehrlein, Jenson Button was also celebrating his best result of 2016 after finishing sixth, but he has warned not to expect too much from McLaren-Honda ahead of his home race at Silverstone.Closing our post-Austrian GP roundup is Ferrari Sebastian Vettel, whose championship hopes are in tatters after a rear-right tyre failure led to a third retirement in nine races.Begin Slideshow
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