I would have said it was ballsy, but he has the right to take his line. As I said upstream, any driver that puts himself on the outside of a bend behind a car on the racing line in an attempt to overtake the long way round is putting himself in a vulnerable position where he relies on the charity of the driver on the inside. That's a foolish place for any driver to put themselves unless they have an overwhelming advantage in grip, speed and traction.
We constantly see drivers pushed out wide on bends by the inside car (when we actually have some wheel to wheel racing), because it's a weaker position to be in. We saw it a lot at the Suzuka chicane, but there the drivers have the sense to back out when they see it coming and lose the racing line, rather than stick with it and be forced onto the grass or into a collision.
I dunno if Rosberg thought he would intimidate his way around the outside, or if he thought Hamilton would let him off because he's a team mate, but I would guess that difference in attitude is why Hamilton is dominating Rosberg. Hamilton takes his passes, Rosberg waits to be given them.
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