Rosberg makes it back-to-back wins in Bahrain

Nico Rosberg made it back-to-wins for Mercedes AMG Petronas in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.

The German driver enjoyed a comfortable victory while Brackley team-mate Lewis Hamilton overcame a first-lap collision to finish third. World champion Hamilton started on pole position but made a slow start and then had a clash with Williams driver Valtteri Bottas.

Nico Rosberg won Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prixplaceholder image
Nico Rosberg won Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix

Hamilton recovered but was unable to stop Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen from taking second place. Rosberg’s fifth win in a row, on the back of three victories at the end of last season, has seen him open up a 17-point lead in the championship.

Meanwhile, new boys Haas F1 followed up their great start to the sport with Romain Grosjean taking fifth place for the Banbury team. But team-mate Esteban Gutierrez retired from the race.

Kevin Magnussen came 11th for Renault while Enstone team-mate Jolyon Palmer had to retire.

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