‘Fantastic weekend’ delights Nico Rosberg

Nico Rosberg completed a “fantastic weekend” to put himself firmly in the title picture as he took his first win of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix.

The German had struggled to get close to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the opening four races of the year but was back to his best in Barcelona, winning from pole to close to 20 points behind the reigning champion.

A poor start from Hamilton instantly gave Rosberg the upper hand on a circuit notoriously bad for overtaking — with Sebastian Vettel also getting ahead of the Brit before the first corner.