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Anthony Davidson looks at the collision between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg that wiped both Mercedes drivers out of the Spanish GP on lap one

Sky Sports F1's Anthony Davidson brings you in-depth analysis of the first lap collision between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in Spain.

The Mercedes team-mates crashed on the run to Turn Four while fighting for the lead, eliminating both cars from the race at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Davidson dissects the collision from a variety of angles, before using on-board footage to show how Rosberg was changing switches in the middle of Turn Three.

Through a mixture of replays from Spain and his own personal knowledge from carrying out simulator work for Mercedes, Davidson suspects Rosberg was in the wrong engine mode at the start of the race - a verdict later confirmed by the team.

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"The harvesting light starts flashing and Rosberg then reacts to it. His hand goes down and makes a switch change, then he presses a button on the top left, then he looks in the mirror as Hamilton is making his move and puts him on the grass," explains Davidson.

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"He was reacting to something Lewis wasn't and then he tried to squeeze the gap but it was too late.

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"As soon as Hamilton sees that light flashing he knows what is happening and goes for the move.

"He goes for the gap, but the angle Rosberg is coming over... It was risky, but that is racing. It was very aggressive from Rosberg I must say.

"I think he was so maxed out on his mental capacity, he couldn't rely on his natural racing senses and spatial awareness to see what was going on around him."

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