Quote Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster View Post
The tape wasn't an excuse. You can see them ripping it off during the pitstop. After that his pace upped again, but he was a) already trapped behind Alonso and b) his brake discs were already glazing. That last info came from Alex Wurz, who is commentating for ORF.
When the rain came down in the final laps of the race, Rosberg was dog slow again and actually let Hülkenberg past him.

In the dry Nico might have been fine - would be weird if we wasn't in a MERCEDES - but whenever the track was slippery he couldn't go fast.