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Rosberg wins in Bahrain as Vettel retires and Hamilton falters

Nico Rosberg won his fifth consecutive race and his second of the 2016 season as he dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix following problems for two of his three closest rivals. The action began before the race had even begun as third-placed man on the grid Sebastian Vettel failed to even complete the formation lap. The Ferrari driver suffered an engine failure on the back straight and rolled to a halt metres before the penultimate corner as Lewis Hamilton took his pole position grid slot. As the five red lights extinguished, Hamilton got a mediocre start and dropped behind team-mate Rosberg into second position. The slow start caused further trouble for Hamilton as Williams’ Valtteri...
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