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<b>ANOTHER MERC DUEL:</b> Nico Rosberg (left), who took pole, with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton after qualifying for the 2015 Spanish Formula 1 GP. <i>Image: AP / Manu Fernandez</i>
<b>ANOTHER MERC DUEL:</b> Nico Rosberg (left), who took pole, with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton after qualifying for the 2015 Spanish Formula 1 GP. <i>Image: AP / Manu Fernandez</i>

BARCELONA, Spain - Nico Rosberg has at last taken his first pole position of 2015 with the fastest qualifying lap ahead of the Spanish GP, blocking Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton's bid for five in a row.

Rosberg was also fastest in two of the three practice sessions and continued that form with a dynamic drive in qualifying. He finished 0.267sec clear of Hamilton and 0.777 ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

"Awesome, thanks guys!" Rosberg told his team on the comms link and gave a double thumbs-up as he stepped out of his car. His previous pole came at the season-ending 2014 Abu Dhabi GP; his most recent win was at the 2014 Brazilian GP, where he started from pole.

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