F1 2015: Rosberg victorious for Mercedes at Spanish GP

Nico Rosberg took his first win of the 2015 season, dominating at the Spanish GP at Catalunya, the fifth race of this year’s Formula 1 championship. Rosberg started the race from pole position and led the GP when the five red lights went out. Hamilton, for a change, didn’t have quite so good a start, with Sebastian Vettel managing to steal second place from the Mercedes driver.

This would set the trend for the entire race. Rosberg ploughed on ahead at the front of the pack, while Hamilton spent the first two stints trapped behind the Ferrari of Vettel. This meant that he needed to be put on a three-stop strategy, which allowed him to get past the Ferrari driver. And while Mercedes’  tyre strategy helped him get past Vettel, he still wasn’t able to take the challenge to Rosberg, allowing his team-mate to take …