Rosberg should have tried harder, says Hamilton


Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany sits on his car during the third practice session ahead of the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song

LONDON (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton has suggested he is mentally tougher than Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg and questioned how hard the German really tried to beat him in last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.

In comments that will do little to ease tensions between the pair ahead of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, the double Formula One world champion also told British reporters that he was more of a racer than his rival.

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