German and Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won the Russian Grand Prix in Socchi over the weekend, and thereby became the first man to win the first 4 races of the season since Michael Schumacher did it in 2004.
The 30-year Rosberg started in the pole position since he clocked the fastest time in the Test practice 1 and 2, and led every lap of the race afterwards.
Nico's victory at Socchi is his seventh consecutive win dating back to last October at the Mexican Grand Prix, the race after Hamilton had clinched his third world title. Only three other drivers in F1 history have achieved that feat - Alberto Ascari, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel - and all went on to win the championship that year.
Defending champion and team-mate Lewis Halmiton came second in the race with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen coming third to stand on the podium alongside the Mercedes duo.
Rosberg said: "I am well aware Lewis is going to bounce back when he has a clean weekend and it will be the usual tough battle against him."
"Sport is all about ups and downs. I just need to mentally prepare.""The other people did not have Lewis Hamilton as their team-mate.
"Yes, I have a good points lead but there are 425 points to go and I have only a 43-point lead. It is completely not worth talking about.
"Lewis is driving as strong as ever. For sure he will bounce back massively. He doesn't have an issue with fighting back either with his head.
"I am sure we will see a lot more of the battle between us and it is always going to be a tough battle."
As it stands Rosberg is leading the championship by 43 points over Lewis Hamilton with 17 races left in the season and next will be the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona in mid-May.
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