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Nico expects tough weekend due to old engine

Nico Rosberg is cautious about his chances in Abu Dhabi and is predicting a very 'difficult weekend' as his engine is 'extremely old' with 'very, very high mileage'. After Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in FP1 at the Yas Marina Street Circuit, Rosberg hit back in the second session with a 1:41.983, which was 0.138s faster than that of his Mercedes team-mate. Rosberg, though, revealed after practice that he is using a 'very old' engine after he lost one of his power units at the Italian Grand Prix following a coolant leak. 'We know it's going to be difficult because I have an extremely old engine as a result of having lost my fourth engine for the year, so I have a lot of miles on it...
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