Bahrain Grand Prix 2016: Winners and Losers from Sakhir Race

Nico Rosberg claimed his second victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit. After starting from second on the grid, the German moved into the lead at the first corner and led almost throughout, claiming his fifth win in succession and extending his early lead at the top of the drivers' championship. The trials and tribulations endured by Lewis Hamilton, whom Valtteri Bottas hit at the first corner, and Sebastian Vettel, who failed to even start the race, made Rosberg's evening easier than it might otherwise have been, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen emerging as the Mercedes driver's biggest threat in the desert. On a day Romain Grosjean continued Haas' strong start to life in F1 and McLaren-Hon...

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