Teacher:In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: The millionaires of Formula One, with black armbands and a minute’s silence, paid tribute to the victims of Islamic terrorism as the pall of Paris reached across to Sao Paulo. Romain Grosjean, the only Frenchman among the 20 drivers, enlisted three peers to help hold the Tricolore. In the middle of the line in the humid heat of the grid before the Brazilian Grand Prix stood Jean Todt, the FIA president, his hand on a banner carrying a road safety slogan. Bernie Ecclestone, the almost all-powerful head of the sport, stood next to him. 1. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:31:09.090Nico Rosberg holds off Lewis Hamilton to secure second place in drivers' championshipHamilton pushed his team-mate hard at the first corner, but Brit could not get pastThe world champion looked to be closing on Rosberg with 22 laps to go, but German stretched his lead to winFormula One paid its respects to Paris victims before the start, but race itself was not much of a contest 
 Question:_ got away cleanly and defended his lead into the first corner.
Student:
Nico Rosberg