Hamilton and Rosberg told to 'grow up' - but feud is 'brilliant'

Mercedes drivers no longer friends after a weekend of controversy at Monte Carlo ends with Rosberg victory

Mercedes' drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton
(Image credit: BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Nico Rosberg won the Monaco Grand Prix to reclaim the lead in the drivers' championship from Lewis Hamilton on Sunday, but the main headlines of the weekend concerned the fued between the two Mercedes drivers, which has come close to boiling over after a series of incidents culminated with Hamilton calling time on the pair's friendship.

There were rumours of friction between the two drivers before the weekend, but when Rosberg secured the fastest time in qualifying and then crashed out in his final lap, bringing the session to a premature end and scuppering Hamilton's attempts to outdo him, it became clear that the gloves were off amid suspicions he did it on purpose.

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