Mercedes driver ওNico Rosberg has expressed his disbel🔯ief and disappointment after failing to make it through to the top-ten shootout in qualifying for the German Grand Prix.

Rosberg, who wo🌄n at Silverstone last weekend, had been one of the favourites toღ start on pole.

However Mercedes misjudged how much the track would improve in the second session, and the German found himself sat in the ༒garage late on as his rivals improved, and he wasꦏ relegated to eleventh.

"I was really shocked when I saw the times falling in Q2 today and realised that I was in P11," Rosberg said. "I didn't see it comin🙈g and we just underestimated how much the track would ramp up in terms of grip and lap time."

"I could have been on the front row today and that's why I'm so disappointed," added the German, who went on to see team-mate, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton take pole. "It's been a tough day [fo♛r me] but sometimes that's how racing is. I will be doing my best to climb up through the field tomorrow but it won't be easy."

Mercedes motorsport director, Toto Wolff was apologetic about the strategic blunder: "I'm super sorry for Nico," said W🐼olff. "We got things wrong in Q2 and not only did he have the pace to fight for pole today but he has also been instrumental ✅in getting the car right since yesterday.

"We win as a ꦡteam and we take our setbacks as a team too. Decisions have to be taken and we made the wrong one this time. But tomorrow is another day and hopefully Nico can have a strong race from P11."

Mercedes team principal, Ross Brawn meanwhile held his hand♌s up and said he was ultimately responsible.

"We misjudged how quickly the track was improving and got caught out. Nico cl🎀early had the pace to qualify at the front today but found himself on the wrong side of the top ten by half a tenth," Brawn lamented.

"Ultimately, the final decision on the pit wall ꧂rests with me and it's clear 🍃we could have done a better job today.

"For tomorrow, the only silver lining for Nico is that he has a free tyre choice for the first stint, although unusually there is a real mixture of tyre choic💧es within the top ten as well."