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Mercedes struggling to challenge Red Bull in Singapore

SINGAPORE, September 20th, 2013 (F1Plus / Jacob Polychronis) - Nico Rosberg is the faster of the two Mercedes drivers on day one in Singapore, placing third in Free Practice Two on Friday. Rosberg marginally outperformed his team-mate on the supersoft compound, posting a time of 1:45.258. Lewis Hamilton placed in fourth with a time 0.043 seconds slower than Rosberg. Nonetheless, neither Mercedes driver seems likely to take the challenge to Red Bull Racing, who once again excelled. Rosberg’s time was 1.009 seconds slower than Sebastian Vettel and 0.405 slower than Mark Webber. Battling tyre degradation Tyre preservation as always is paramount to achieve success in Formula One. Certain...
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