Nico Rosberg said qualifying second and suffering a poor getaway ultimately scuppered his chances to beat Lewis Hamilton to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix as he ceded the F1 championship lead to his Mercedes team-mate for the first time this year. With Mercedes' sheer dominance during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend leaving little doubt that the race would come down to a two-way dice between Rosberg and Hamilton, the start was always likely to prove crucial. As it happens, Rosberg would get away relatively poorly, coming through the first turns fending off Valtteri Bottas, rather than challenging Hamilton ahead. From here, Rosberg settled in behind Hamilton and despite his best efforts...
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