German Grand Prix: Rosberg on post as Hamilton crashes out

Lewis Hamilton's auto slips over the rock trap as he crashes amid meeting all requirements for the German Grand Prix on Saturday.

Lewis Hamilton's auto slips over the rock trap as he crashes amid meeting all requirements for the German Grand Prix on Saturday.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Nico Rosberg claims his fifth shaft of the season at home terrific prix in Germany

Lewis Hamilton crashes out in Q1; Mercedes driver shaken yet strolls away unscathed

Rosberg flow heads drivers title by four focuses from Hamilton

(CNN) - Lewis Hamilton slammed out of fitting the bill for the German Grand Prix on Saturday as Mercedes partner Nico Rosberg took shaft for Sunday's race at Hockenheim.

The German fixed his fifth post of the season with a period of one moment 16.540 seconds pushing out Williams' drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa who completed second and third individually.

Prior there was sympathy toward Hamilton as he smashed at around 250 kph (155 mph) amid the initial three qualifying session (Q1).

The 29-year-old Briton hammered sideways into the obstructions at the clasp heading into the stadium segment of the circuit.

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A shaken Hamilton in the end rose up out of his auto before being taken to the restorative place for an examination which uncovered no genuine wounds.

"I hit something," Hamilton told the group over the radio. "I hit... hit the brakes - the brakes fizzled."

Mercedes later affirmed that Hamilton's auto had endured a disappointment of the right front brake plate.

Hamilton was lying in sixteenth spot when he smashed out however will begin Sunday's race in fifteenth after Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez, who qualified in fourteenth spot, was hit with a punishment.

Somewhere else, Mclaren's Kevin Magnussen qualified in fourth with Daniel Ricciardo one spot behind with Red Bull fellow team member Sebastian Vettel down in sixth.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is one spot further over with Daniil Kvyat directing his Toro Rosso to eighth on the lattice.

Power India's Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez make up the main ten.

Rosberg was content with his day's worth of effort however would have favored his partner have been pushing him hard in Q3.

"It's extraordinary, home race here and to be on shaft is incredible," Rosberg told columnists.

"Obviously I would have favored on the off chance that it was an open battle with Lewis. A smidgen less upbeat therefore in light of the fact that Lewis didn't have a shot at it at last.

"Anyhow all things considered, still an incredible day up to now, yet no focuses throughout today. (The) essential (part) is simply tomorrow, still far to go yet its still a decent begin."

Triumph on Sunday would top a phenomenal 10 days for the 29-year-old German.

On July 11, Rosberg marry his youth sweetheart Vivian Sibold. Two days after the fact Germany fixed the World Cup beating Argentina 1-0 in the last and recently Rosberg amplified his agreement with the Mercedes group.

Rosberg at present leads the drivers' title by four focuses from Hamilton with Red Bull's Ricciardo 67 focuses off the pace in third.