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Rosberg outclasses Hamilton to clinch Mexican GP title

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ANI Johannesburg

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg claimed his first victory after a gap of over four months by outpacing his team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday.

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Rosberg, who clinched the last title at Australian Grand Prix, was 1.9 seconds quicker than newly-crowned triple world champion Hamilton, who started second in the race.

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Valtteri Bottas of Williams finished third ahead of Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat while Daniel Ricciardo and Felipe Massa ended the race at fourth and fifth place respectively, Sport24 reported.

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Meanwhile, Nico Hulkenberg was seventh ahead of his Force India team-mate local hero Sergio Perez.

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With the win, the 30-year-old German also clinched fourth win of the season and 12th victory of his career.

 

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He moved back to the second place in the championship ahead of four-time champion Sebastian Vettel, who earlier crashed out in his Ferrari.

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First Published: Nov 02 2015 | 10:17 AM IST

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