Nico Rosberg 'gutted' by lost points after Ricciardo clash

The Mercedes driver was in second place when Ricciardo attempted to overtake into turn one and ran deep into the corner. Rosberg took the racing line on exit but the Red Bull was still on his outside and the contact left Rosberg with a puncture which dropped him to eighth place at the finish.

"It was going very well, I was very pleased with the race until lap 64 and after that just nowhere, and that’s a real pity," Rosberg said. "Sport is really tough sometimes, to lose all those points, but it’s the way it is."

Rosberg reluctantly accepted the stewards' decision not to penalise either driver, but hinted he felt Ricciardo was at fault.

"I assumed it was my corner because I took the ideal line and he just went straight on because he braked very late, but he still had his front wing there and didn’t back out of it. But the FIA decided no action so nobody has fault then, I guess."

Asked if he is looking forward to the summer break, Rosberg replied: "After a race like that I want to race again tomorrow! I’m gutted about today."

Lewis Hamilton - GBR - Mercedes - 202

Nico Rosberg - GER - Mercedes - 181

Sebastian Vettel - GER - Ferrari - 160

Valtteri Bottas - FIN - Williams - 77

Kimi Raikkonen - FIN - Ferrari - 76