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Auggie

(31,133 posts)
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 01:02 PM Apr 2012

Rosberg / Mercedes win F1 Chinese Grand Prix

AP /4-15-12

SHANGHAI -- Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday for his first career Formula One victory, gambling on a two-stop strategy and managing to hold off the rest of the field on worn tires.

Rosberg, who also captured his first pole on Saturday, finished 20.6 seconds ahead of McLaren driver Jenson Button.

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It was Mercedes' first Formula One victory since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. Mercedes pulled out of F1 shortly after that victory and didn't return until the end of 2009.

LINK: http://espn.go.com/racing/f1/story/_/id/7815468/nico-rosberg-dominates-china-first-formula-one-victory

It was an exciting battle for second, third, and fourth place among Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Weber and Sebastian Vettel. These guys are awesome drivers. Next up: Bahrain, this coming weekend.

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