Nico Rosberg won the Formula 1 Gran
Premio de Espana Pirelli 2015 in some style, defeating Mercedes Team mate Lewis
Hamilton by 17.5 seconds in Barcelona to reinvigorate his World Championship
campaign. After an excellent gateway from Pole, Rosberg never looked back and
led from start to finish.
Ferrari finished 45 seconds back
from Rosberg which bought them a major disappointment, particularly as they had
come to Spain with a raft of changes that they hoped would enable them to take
the fight to Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen could not displace fellow countryman
Valtteri Bottas, who drove a sterling race to fourth. Williams team mate Felipe
Massa meanwhile climbed from ninth on the grid to sixth behind the red car.
Daniel Ricciardo hauled his Red
Bull to a lapped seventh and Romain Grosjean survived a brush with Lotus team
mate Pastor Maldonado and then an overshoot during a pit stop, to take eighth. Carlos
Sainz had an eventful afternoon in his Toro Rosso, slipping down the order in
the opening half of the race before recovering to ninth by the chequered flag.
Sainz had attempted to pass the Russian around the outside, but when Kvyat
locked up the duo clashed forcing the Toro Rosso off the road.
Max Verstappen could not resist his
team mate late charge so finished 11th ahead of Sauber Felipe Nasr.
The Marussias took the final two places, Will Stevens finishing ahead of
Roberto Merhi. The result reduces Hamilton Championship lead over Rosberg to 20
points heading to Monaco, with 111 to 91. Vettel has 80, Raikkonen 52, Bottas
42, and Massa 39. In the constructor stake Mercedes pull further ahead with 202
to Ferrari 132 and Williams 81.
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