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Rosberg 'very pleased' with ninth

Nico Rosberg was more than satisfied to wind up ninth on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix, following a stoppage on Friday and more problems in morning practice at the Circuit de Catalunya. The German is the leading Williams-Toyota, with team-mate Kazuki Nakajima just two places further back in eleventh.

Adapting what the team has described as a 'flexible' strategy, Rosberg was courteous towards his team's efforts. "I must say I am very pleased with today's result because we weren't looking good this morning," he explained. "In qualifying, we struggled to get the tyres to work because the temperatures were only just about right. The tyres weren't perfect on the first lap, but then they came together on the second.

"I managed to hook up a strong lap in Q2 which put me as high as P7, but I then didn't have any tyres left for Q3; we did the best we could and we can be happy with the fifth row. We have a strong strategy so we have a good chance for the race tomorrow"

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