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Rosberg takes pole as ERS issue hits Hamilton
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Nico Rosberg took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton again hit reliability problems. Hamilton suffered a recurrence of the ERS problem in China at the end of Q2 and was unable to take part in the final part of qualifying. With Mercedes enjoying a big advantage, Rosberg was left with a clear run to pole position and even aborted his final run to be out of the car early having secured pole. Sebastian Vettel was second fastest in Hamilton's absence - 0.7s slower than Rosberg - but will take a five-place grid penalty as a result of a gearbox change and will start from seventh. As a result, Valtteri Bottas will start from the front row having been...
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