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Brawn taken aback by Rosberg pole

MANAMA, April 20, 2013 (AFP) - Mercedes team chief Ross Brawn admitted he was taken by surprise on Saturday when Nico Rosberg grabbed pole position for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix - and sealed the Silver Arrows' first back-to-back qualifying success since the mid-1950's. The 27-year-old German outpaced compatriot and current championship leader, defending triple world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, to clock the fastest time. "To be honest, I didn't see it coming," said the Briton, a seasoned veteran of Formula One success having steered another German Michael Schumacher to all seven of his drivers' world titles with Benetton and then Ferrari. "We didn't have...
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