Nico Rosberg has admitted that after qualifying nearly half a second off his team-mate Lewis Hamilton's pole time in Monza, that his only problem was Hamilton's pace.
After qualifying in a distant second place for the Italian Grand Prix, when asked if he had a technical problem with his Mercedes that might explain the pace gap, Rosberg replied: "No problem, no. The problem was that I think he [Hamilton] had his best qualifying in a long time and that’s it.
"I think the best explanation is that he did some good laps and that’s it, because I’ve had a decent weekend until now and got some good laps in today but just not quick enough."
Rosberg nevertheless had some optimism for Sunday's race.
"What’s in my mind is just tomorrow’s race. Starting from second is a great opportunity. It would be awesome for me to have a great result here in Italy, because it’s a special place for and I feel a little bit Italian myself in many ways, so it’s great to race here and I would love to have a great result."
