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Rosberg and Mercedes spring Spanish qualifying surprise

Nico Rosberg claimed back-to-back pole positions for the first time in his career as Mercedes locked out the front row of the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix in spectacular fashion. Lewis Hamilton fired a warning shot to the rest of the field in Q2 with a 1:21.001, six tenths faster than anyone else, but Rosberg went even faster in the top ten shootout to snatch pole ahead of his teammate and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel. Q1 saw a clear split in strategies as some backed themselves to reach the second session without the need of the medium tyres. Ferrari opted for that strategy and their confidence was well founded as Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa buried the F138 into the low 1:22s,...
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