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Rosberg loses ground but wins respect

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<b>SLIPPING FURTHER BEHIND: </b> Mercedes' Nico Rosberg will have to push himself in Spain to close the gap to team mate Lewis Hamilton. <em> Image: AP / Andy Wong </em>

MANAMA, Bahrain - Nico Rosberg slipped further behind championship leading Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in the Formula 1 Drivers' championship on Sunday (April 19) but showed at least that he had lost none of his fighting spirit.

Hamilton is 27 points ahead after he grabbed his third win in four races at Bahrain. Brake problems which allowed Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to pass and denied Mercedes a one-two finish.

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