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Rosberg hoping for better soft tyre performance
Nico Rosberg was pleased with his first race for Mercedes-Benz on Sunday but will be analysing tyre performances after losing time in the middle part of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The former Williams driver was the leading contender for the Stuttgart manufacturer, finishing in the top five and just under four seconds ahead of 7-time Champion team-mate Michael Schumacher.
After an action-packed start, Rosberg passed Lewis Hamilton for fourth on Lap 1 before then dropping back behind the McLaren driver through pit-stops.
"I had a great start today and was happy to be running in fourth position by the end of the first lap," Rosberg reported. "However, I lacked pace on the Option tyres (this weekend being Super Soft) in the first stint and struggled for pace. Lewis beat me on strategy in the pit-stop, which we need to analyse later to see what happened.
"I couldn't quite get Sebastian (Vettel) at the end as I lost grip in the dirty air when I got close. However, fifth place is a good start for us and I am confident that we can develop well from here."
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