Did Rosberg step up or Hamilton stumble?
Nico Rosberg has been on the ropes all season, but in Spain he rediscovered the form that made him a legitimate 2014 title contender. BEN ANDERSON examines how the turnaround happened
Nico Rosberg badly needed this result. More than he let on, probably. And in a Formula 1 race where Mercedes comprehensively asserted itself over a resurgent Ferrari, it was imperative that Rosberg took a big step towards arresting the incessant momentum that team-mate Lewis Hamilton built up in the title race across the first four grands prix of the season.
So far this year Rosberg has looked a shadow of the driver who more often than not was faster than anyone else in the F1 field, and who led much of the 2014 world championship.
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