Livid Nico Rosberg rails at 'selfish' Chinese Grand Prix victor Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes drivers exchange heated words in tetchy postrace press conference as world champion eases to a fourth victory in Shanghai
Lewis Hamilton roared to victory at the Chinese Grand Prix, but sparked a furious blast from Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg as their long-running feud reignited on Sunday.
The Briton made it two wins out of three races this year after the cars came home behind the safety car, with Rosberg second and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finishing third.
I wasn't controlling his race, I was controlling my own race. I had no real threat from Nico
Rosberg, who reacted angrily to his near-miss in qualifying by snapping at mechanics, at one point demanded over the radio that Hamilton speed up as Vettel closed in behind him.
"I wasn't controlling his race, I was controlling my own race," shrugged Hamilton, when asked about orders to pick up his pace. "I had no real threat from Nico."
Rosberg shot back: "It's interesting to hear from you, Lewis, that you were just thinking about yourself.
"Driving slower than was really necessary at the beginning of stints opened up the opportunity for Sebastian to try to jump me," added the German, still hopping mad.