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Rosberg cruises to victory in inaugural Baku race

 XPB Images Nico Rosberg cruised to victory in the Grand Prix of Europe, extending his championship lead over team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Starting from pole position, Rosberg led off the line and was never troubled in a remarkably calm race in Baku which didn't feature a single safety car period. With Daniel Ricciardo holding off Sebastian Vettel in the opening laps, Rosberg built up a comfortable advantage and then measured his pace at the front of the field. Vettel passed Ricciardo on lap six but was already 8.5s adrift by that time, with Rosberg's advantage going on to peak at 20s as the leading pair both ran long on the supersoft tyres to ensure a two-stop strategy would...
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