Rosberg wins German GP to extend championship lead; Bottas holds back Hamilton for a second place

David Bodapati July 20, 2014

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Rosberg on way to his first victory at the German GP on Sunday 20 July 2014. A Mercedes AMG Petronas image

Hockenheim, 20 July 2014: A cool and composed race by Valtteri Bottas in a Williams denied three extra points and a second place for former World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG Petronas, who stormed from 20th on the grid to a stunning third place, but was looking for a second to chase and narrow the championship lead of his teammate, Nico Roseberg, who cruised to his first race win on the home turf winning the German Grand Prix, the 10th round of the Formula One World Championship here on Sunday.

The facile win for the German saw him take a 13-point lead in the championship with 190 points and Hamilton on 176 points is second ahead of Daniel Ricciardo (106) of Red Bull in third place. Ricciardo’s overtaking spree saw him finish sixth today. His teammate and reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel on the other Red Bull was fourth ahead of Fernando Alonso in a Ferrari.

Sahara Force India once again had a double points finish with Nico Hulkenberg taking a well-deserved seventh place, after starting from P9, while teammate Sergio Perez managed to get the last point in tenth place.

Jenson Button of McLaren was 8th and his teammate finished on 9th to garner 6 points for the team.

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