Nico Rosberg has admitted Mercedes can no longer claim Ferrari are close after beating their rivals by almost a second in qualifying for the Russian GP. Kyle Garlick Jersey . The Silver Arrows have stubbornly insisted Ferrari are causing them anxiety in 2016 despite Rosberg winning the opening three rounds of the campaign.And despite a mistake in Q3 preventing him posting an even quicker time after recording the two fastest sectors of qualifying on his final run, Rosberg was still over seven tenths clear of second-placed Sebastian Vettel in Sochi on Saturday. Here it looks like they are not very close, Rosberg told Sky Sports F1 after qualifying.Weve been saying all this time over the last few weeks that they are very close, very close, maybe we need to stop saying that for now because this weekend is looking very, very strong from our side. We look to have opened the gap. Rosberg on pole, Lewis pole-axed Nico secures pole position after fresh engine woe for Lewis The championship leader described his Saturday performance as exceptional and is in confident mood as he goes in search of a seventh consecutive grand prix victory.The first lap was good, but I had a bit more fuel so the second one would have been the quicker one, he added.But I was very confident that the first one was good enough for pole as I saw the gaps in Q2. It was feeling awesome out there so I went for an all or nothing lap and it didnt work out unfortunately.But it was a qualifying that was quite exceptional for me. Feeling wise the car came together, the balance, it was really good.While Rosberg celebrated, there was more unreliability on the other side of the Mercedes garage as Lewis Hamilton suffered a repeat of his power unit problem from China. More engine problems Lewis Hamiltons luck goes from bad to worse after fresh engine failure However, Rosberg doesnt feel he has to capitalise now as he has faith the technical problems will not strike his W06 machine.I dont really think I need to maximise now because I have confidence in the team to sort out the issues that we are having at the moment, Rosberg said when asked if he feared suffering similar reliability problems later in the year.I dont think about such problems, I just try to make the most of it and focus on the things that I can influence. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade Also See: Qualifying Report: Rosberg on pole Fresh engine woe for Hamilton Justin Turner Dodgers Jersey . - The Detroit Lions have 13 takeaways this season — three less than all of last season — and the defence isnt the only unit pleased with the performance. Cheap Dodgers Jerseys .The McLaren MP4-30 was launched on Thursday, with chief executive Ron Dennis saying it marks the start of a lengthy journey back to winning grands prix and eventually world championships.McLaren, which hasnt won a grand prix since 2012, will be using Honda engines for the first time since 1992, and has signed two-time world champion Fernando Alonso to partner Jenson Button for the upcoming season. https://www.cheapdodgersonline.com/ .J. Hardy finally got in on the fun Saturday, against a likely opponent.Hes not the only superfan that has used his body hair to show support for his team: All this Pittsburgh superfan is missing is a Steelers chest hair design: [Images from TotalProSports] ' ' '