Nico Rosberg wins Brazilian Grand Prix

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg grabbed the pole position for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix by outpacing teammate Lewis Hamilton.

We got into the right rhythm straight away, achieving a few podiums and winning already the second race of the season, and I think we improved more than anyone else.

A third of the way through the race, it was Rosberg from Hamilton, with the Ferraris of Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen third and fourth respectively, followed by the Williams of Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg’s Force India.

“It will be great to be able to do something different rather than “you’re in on lap 15 and you’re in on lap 16″, but ultimately, there are so many strategic simulations, they picked the best two and that’s what we’ve done”.

Mercedes were once again in a class of their own.

While Rosberg controlled the opening corner from Hamilton, Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz Jr. encountered a power loss in his vehicle and retired, becoming the only driver that did not finish the race.

It was also his fifth win of the season, a result that guarantees him second spot in the Drivers’ Championship.

Hamilton was left frustrated by his team insisting on running identical strategies for both of their drivers, saying: “I had good pace but you can not overtake here”.

Hamilton, who wanted to win the race in honor of racing legend and Brazilian native Ayrton Senna, found it impossible to pass Rosberg during the 71 laps in Brazil.

Pressed for an explanation, Wolff added that Rosberg had changed his style after Hamilton’s aggressive actions on the way to victory in Texas.

Equally inevitably, Rosberg, who was sitting alongside Hamilton in the post-race press conference, wasn’t prepared to let his friend-turned-foe have the last word.

However, 1996 World Champion Hill believes teams should be more flexible with their strategies and give drivers an option to “try something different”. The next race is Abu Dhabi, and I want to go for the win again.

He later called for Formula One’s complex technical rules to be changed in a bid to spice up the show. Let’s see tomorrow, usually in the race we are a bit closer.

“Controversy within the team is detrimental and we have kept the team together because the team comes first and so, from a fans’ standpoint, I can understand, but from a team’s stand-point we are not going to change”.

“So, the adrenaline is maybe not as high as it was before, and Nico is driving without pressure, but, in reality, I am not sure they know themselves”.

“Overall I’m very happy”, said Vettel.

Dani Kvyat was impressive in his Red Bull in seventh, while home hero Felipe Massa took eighth, despite a possible penalty for not having his tires up to the regulated temperatures.