Niki Lauda says he can understand why Nico Rosberg was penalised for his overtake of Max Verstappen during the German Grand Prix, saying the German simply went too wide at the corner.
A poor start from Rosberg saw him drop to fourth behind the Red Bulls but he appeared to be fighting back mid-way through the race. On lap 30 he threw his Mercedes deep into the corner on the inside of Verstappen, who had to bail out across the run-off area.
Despite Rosberg protesting and telling Mercedes he applied full steering lock, onboard replays showed this was not the case until after Verstappen was running out of space.