RACE REPORT
Controlling matters at the front, Rosberg eked out a long stint of 21 laps on his starting
supersofts before pitting for softs on lap 21. He emerged with a healthy gap of 12 seconds
back to second-placed Hamilton, but midway through the final stint Hamilton began to
push, eventually narrowing the gap to 7.7s.
Any hopes Hamilton had of a late assault were undone, however, when his pit wall