Hamilton and Rosberg take each other out in Spain


Formula One - Spanish Grand Prix - Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack, Montmelo, Spain - 15/5/16 Mercedes F1 driver Nico Rosberg (R) of Germany leads pack during Spanish Grand Prix. REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg's hopes of an eighth win in a row disappeared on Sunday after a collision with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Britain's triple world champion Hamilton had started on pole position, with Rosberg alongside on the front row at the Circuit de Catalunya.

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