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Is Nico Rosberg feeling the pressure in the world championship fight?

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Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz and David Croft discuss whether Nico Rosberg is feeling the heat from Lewis Hamilton ahead of this weekend's European GP

Is Nico Rosberg feeling the heat of his title fight with Lewis Hamilton?

Although the Mercedes driver remains at the top of the Drivers' Championship, Rosberg's lead has been trimmed from 43 points to just 9 in just two weeks following a sudden loss of form.

However, Rosberg insisted in Baku on Thursday: "As I've been saying, I haven't been counting points. I haven't been before and I'm not now, I've wanted to win races.

"I wanted to win the last couple of races, that didn't work, and now I want to win this race. That's it. It's the best approach for me to have, to get the best out of my race weekends.

"So that's not been a 'blow' to me because I haven't been thinking in that way. What has been a blow has been my results, because I don't like finishing fifth in Montreal."

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Ahead of this week's European GP, Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz and David Croft debate whether the championship pressure is beginning to take its toll on the German. Watch the video above.

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