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Here's the full report from the race that might revive the 2015 F1 title battle, plus results and updated championship standings:
Rosberg dominates Spanish GP
We'll bring you all the paddock reaction over the coming hours, with plenty of analysis through the week ahead.
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Rosberg dominates Spanish GP
We'll bring you all the paddock reaction over the coming hours, with plenty of analysis through the week ahead.
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Nico Rosberg wins 2015 Spanish GP for Mercedes
In response to his complaints on the radio, Vettel jokes: "If you are a racing driver there is always something to complain about, especially if you are German."
Vettel: "We were hanging in there pretty well. I had a good start, got past Lewis, and we did the right thing covering him at the first stop. Unfortunately we didn't have the pace when they switched to three stops. We tried everything we could - it's never easy."
Hamilton: "I had lots of wheelspin. But as Nico said it was a good race and he did a good job. I'm grateful I could get the result for the team. There's a long way to go, if this is a difficult weekend for me I'll definitely take it."
Rosberg (after starting in Spanish): "Perfect weekend, great to start form pole and win the race. Really great, and I'm really happy. Finally I got a great start as well - it's been a while coming."
Rosberg takes centre stage as the champagne is sprayed, he runs down to the front of the podium while Vettel hangs back to take a swig and Hamilton sprays his from the second step.
Hmm, Hamilton's even taken to wearing sunglasses on the podium now.
As the drivers head out onto the podium, the fans have been released onto the start/finish straight to share in the atmosphere. Time for the German national anthem.
"I had more rear tyre left than I thought," Rosberg admits behind the podium.
"Too easy," Vettel says.
"Too easy," Vettel says.
Hamilton now leads Rosberg by 20 points in the drivers' standings, with Vettel 11 behind in third.
Rosberg spends a bit longer in parc ferme, high-fives all round with his crew.
Hamilton goes over to Rosberg for a quick handshake and a little man-hug, and the world champion heads into the garages.
A chirpy message (in Italian) from Vettel on the radio, despite the trouncing he took from the silver cars today.
The two Mercedes drivers pull into parc ferme almost together, to applause from their crew who are gathered to meet them.
Retirements: Maldonado, Alonso
Out of the points:
11 Verstappen
12 Nasr
13 Perez
14 Ericsson
15 Hulkenberg
16 Button
17 Stevens
18 Merhi
11 Verstappen
12 Nasr
13 Perez
14 Ericsson
15 Hulkenberg
16 Button
17 Stevens
18 Merhi
Checkered flag
Top 10 result:
1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton +17.5s
3 Vettel +45.3s
4 Bottas
5 Raikkonen
6 Massa
7 Ricciardo
8 Grosjean
9 Sainz
10 Kvyat
1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton +17.5s
3 Vettel +45.3s
4 Bottas
5 Raikkonen
6 Massa
7 Ricciardo
8 Grosjean
9 Sainz
10 Kvyat
"Woooo, woohoo! Yes, go on!" Rosberg on the radio.
Sainz takes ninth from Kvyat in that final-lap dust-up between the two.
Bottas locks up through the chicane for the final time but has no trouble holding off Raikkonen for fourth.
Vettel, sure enough, completes the podium, a long way back.
Hamilton, who backed off towards the end, brings it home for a Mercedes 1-2 after having to three-stop to jump Vettel.
Checkered flag
Nico Rosberg wins the 2015 Spanish Grand Prix!
Sainz and Kvyat bang wheels as they battle under braking for Turn 1 in their fight for ninth.
Vettel is now 45s adrift of the leader.
Raikkonen hits the DRS over the line but the fourth-placed Williams is still too far ahead.
Rosberg starts the final lap with a lead of 16.0s over Hamilton.
Raikkonen is still just as far behind Bottas as they head towards the end of their penultimate lap. One more chance for the Ferrari.
Grosjean got away from Kvyat as the Russian backed off to be lapped, but it'll be the Lotus's turn to be polite to Bottas very soon.
Two to go and Rosberg's cruise to a first win of 2015 continues. He's 14.9s clear of Hamilton now.
Both Bottas and Raikkonen lap Kvyat, who now has Sainz right behind him.
Lap 64:
1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton +14.1s
3 Vettel +42.9s
4 Bottas +55.4s
5 Raikkonen +56.0s
1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton +14.1s
3 Vettel +42.9s
4 Bottas +55.4s
5 Raikkonen +56.0s
Now ahead of Verstappen, Sainz pops in his best lap of the day to make 10th more secure still.
Rosberg keeps pulling away, the gap is back up to 14.1s now.
With three laps left after this one, Raikkonen is still less than a second behind Bottas but finding the Williams extremely hard to pass.
Sainz had lost out to Verstappen on lap one after outqualifying him, but is on fresher tyres now having run much longer in his middle stint.
Rosberg dips back into the 1m29s as Hamilton clearly gives up the chase with a 1m30.4s. At +13.3s the gap is going up again.
Sainz hits the DRS and takes 10th off Verstappen approaching the first corner. The Spaniard is finally back ahead.
Verstappen locks up again through the annoying chicane and Sainz is now right on him.
Vettel's personal bests have moved him more than 10s clear of Bottas and Raikkonen.
By: Matt Beer, Lawrence Barretto, Edd Straw, Glenn Freeman, Alex Kalinauckas
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