Chinese GP: First pole for Rosberg

Germany’s Nico Rosberg rocketed to the first pole position of his Formula One career at the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, on Saturday in what will be an all-Mercedes front row with teammate Michael Schumacher alongside him.

Schumacher, the seven times champion whose 91st and last win came in Shanghai with Ferrari in 2006, qualified in third place but will move up to second because McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton takes a five place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

The pole was the first for Mercedes with their own team since the late Argentinian Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix.

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